Firefighters use new technology prevent cancer. Although the Coronavirus has been on everyone’s minds this year, fighting cancer is still on the forefront at fire departments nationwide.

Firefighters have a 14% higher risk of dying from cancer than the general population, according to a 2024 study done by ...

The nonprofit Firefighter Cancer Support Network said it has provided assistance and one-on-one mentoring to thousands of firefighters and their families since the organization was started in 2005.

Firefighters battle a fearsome occupational hazard: Cancer 10:21. It's one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. Every day firefighters risk their own lives to protect the lives of others.

This is just one firefighter who sticks in my mind from the many who have shared their stories with me knowing my personal fight with occupational cancer (non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma), believed to be ...

The Firefighter Cancer Assessment and Prevention Study that recently wrapped up tested 603 volunteer firefighters across the country — 91 of whom were Maine based — and of those, ...

In 2018, KSAT began reporting on the firefighter-cancer connection. In the seven years since, research has spurred extensive changes at the San Antonio Fire Department.

RICHMOND, R.I. (WJAR) — A long-time volunteer firefighter with the Richmond Carolina Fire District is currently battling ...

Baltimore firefighter Steve Dorsey, 56, was diagnosed with Stage 4 esophageal cancer that spread to his lymph nodes and liver. He's advocating for better cancer testing for first responders.

Baltimore firefighter Steve Dorsey had the worst Valentine’s Day — but he’s feeling the love now. Dorsey, 56, was diagnosed on Feb. 14 with Stage 4 esophageal cancer that spread to his lymph ...

A bill to set up cancer screenings for firefighters across the state passed through the House last week and on Tuesday passed through Senate committee. HB65, sponsored by Rep. Casey Snider, R ...

The Tennessee legislature has expanded the list of cancers covered under presumptive benefits for firefighters.