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Firefighting (occupational exposure)
Group 1 — carcinogenic to humansOccupationalchemicalEvidence: sufficient_in_humans
Summary
Working as a firefighter is associated with multiple cancers due to combustion exposures.
Detail
IARC classified occupational exposure as a firefighter as Group 1 in 2022, with sufficient evidence for mesothelioma and bladder cancer, and limited evidence for several other cancers including colon, prostate, testis, melanoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Regional relevance
global
global
Sources
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- California Prop 65 list
State of California's list of chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm.