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NIOSH: National Firefighter Registry for Cancer

According to the Firefighter Cancer Support Network, cancer is the leading threat to firefighter health today. The CDC recently announced the launch of its new National Firefighter Registry for Cancer, encouraging all U.S. Firefighters to join. According to the CDC, the registry's goals are to understand and reduce cancer in the fire service.

According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) previous work on cancer exposure in firefighters has not included enough volunteer firefighters, female firefighters, or non-white firefighters. Therefore, more participants are needed to produce more comprehensive research. Learn more in NPHIC’s latest blog here.