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Breaking the silence around cancer and firefighters

Breaking the silence around cancer and firefighters

Update: 2025-09-10
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Firefighters sprint into dangerous situations to protect their communities. But what happens when the very act of helping others puts their own lives at risk?

Dr. Erin Kobetz and Dr. Alberto Caban-Martinez - leaders of the Firefighter Cancer Initiative at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center - pull back the curtain on a health crisis: the elevated cancer risk firefighters face because of toxic exposures on the job.

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Breaking the silence around cancer and firefighters

Breaking the silence around cancer and firefighters

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine