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Cancer In Firefighters Research Paper

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Causes of Cancer in Firefighters As I began my career in the fire service the thought of cancer never crossed my mind. As you wear all of your personnel protective equipment you feel bullet proof. Your equipment is designed to protect and keep me safe which it does, but our complacency is our down fall. When we respond to an incident a fire for example the biggest product of fire is smoke. Smoke is a mixture of solid and liquid particulates that is very harmful if inhaled. Smoke contains a vast array of harmful carcinogens such as sulfur dioxide, benzene, and cyanide. All of these chemicals are linked to cause cancer. One common cancer that fire fighters are prone to develop is lymphoma. Smoke is dangerous, but a big contributing factor

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