The study found that mortality rates for all cancers are 1.6 times higher than for the general population
Scots firefighters are more likely to die from cancer, heart attacks and strokes than the general public, a bombshell report has found.
The report said excess cancer mortality was likely linked to different kinds of exposures and fire toxins. Across the population there has been a downtrend in the number of cancer deaths, and the authors pointed to an increasing availability of lifesaving measures like early diagnosis and effective treatment.They said firefighters appeared to have higher cancer rates at younger ages, with these being too young to be offered cancer screening on the NHS which were often targeted at older ages.
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