Firefighter Cancer
The cancer resource page features news, information, videos, podcasts and feature articles about this massive health issue facing the fire service.
Approximately 4,000 firefighters would be eligible for screening if legislation passes
Westport Firfefighter Paul Spennato tells other firefighter to be vigilant and wear gear only when necessary
Travis and Jason Kelce visited the Brookline Volunteer Fire Company after learning about a firefighting family’s loss
Ron Marx was diagnosed with small cell cancer, which was discovered after blood work during a fire department physical came back with concerns
Fire officials are calling for better protective equipment to ward off firefighters’ risks of developing cancer
During his recovery, every firefighter throughout the department signed a T-shirt wishing him a speedy recovery
Colleagues gave him nonperishable’s to help feed his family of five and also threw a benefit in his honor to raise money
The 29-year-old moved to Oregon for its law allowing the terminally ill to end their own lives
Four months ago, doctors told him he had stage four glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer
The truck was repaired just in time to celebrate National Pink Heals Day
Researchers are hoping to find out whether exposure to toxic chemicals increases the risks of breast cancer in female firefighters
This is the first year the firefighters are wearing pink shirts to spread awareness
The fire department has done a number of activities to bring breast cancer research awareness to the community
A proposed bill would cover specific cancers that are likely caused by the toxins in the fires
He believes he may have gotten sick after responding to a call of a PCP lab explosion last year
Laura Baker, a 20-year firefighter, was shocked when she was diagnosed with breast cancer; she started a plan immediately to get healthy again
Thomas Filo IV, 27, was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of neuro-endocrine cancer; it has a 15 percent five-year survival rate
The rig left the roadway in an attempt to avoid colliding with another car; no one was injured
Friends, family and firefighters wore bracelets for Jeff that read “No One Fights Alone”
With everything from T-shirts to trucks, there is no sign of support too large or small
The law, which funds treatment for workers sickened by the toxic fumes of Ground Zero, expires in 2016
David McCrady was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2013, a condition possibly caused by the exposure to smoke and toxic fumes from responding to fires over the years
Exposure to chemicals, carcinogens and other contaminants accumulated over a firefighter’s career can cause cancer years later
Stephen Skipton Sr. was a 25-year veteran of the fire service and also responded to the World Trade Center attacks
Leatha Kaye Slauson, 30, is accused of giving her 5-year-old daughter cannabis oil as an effort to convince the community she had terminal cancer
Sabrina, a miniature pinscher, would scratch, bite and dig at the back of his head; an MRI scan confirmed he had cancer and doctors removed a tumor
More than 2,500 Ground Zero responders are seeking compensation for cancer, up from 1,140 cases reported last year
Joseph Finn will be implementing a cancer-prevention program, wants to reduce injuries and promote exercise and healthy living
Dave Blank told a nurse he wanted to wear the shirts from other departments to help him get through his chemotherapy treatments
Kevin Olguin lost a three-year battle after being diagnosed with two brain tumors
Cameron Hill rode in the fire truck and squirted the fire hose back at the station
The boy wears a firefighter costume during chemotherapy because it makes him feel stronger
Greg Barnas, who died battling a fire, had been donating blood cells for his son’s non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma treatment
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