The new registry announced in mid-April marks the “largest effort undertaken by the nation to support and advance understanding of cancer in the fire service.”
The registry will record information on job exposures and cancer diagnoses to better understand the mechanisms driving higher-than-normal disease rates.
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NIOSH Launches the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer to Understand and Reduce Cancer in the Fire Service yubanet.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yubanet.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.