Better Every Shift ‘You can really decrease your risk’: Dr. Jeff Burgess talks firefighter cancer
“We can now answer all sorts of questions” about firefighter cancer risks and mitigations, shares Dr. Jeff Burgess, one of the most well-known fire service researchers who is fighting the good fight — for you. Dr. Burgess, who serves as director of the Center for Firefighter Health Collaborative Research at the University of Arizona, details the two major categories where firefighters can take action to reduce their cancer risks — exposure reduction and healthy living — and offers simple steps related to both. Tune in to hear his guidance on the following:
- PFAS (aka “forever chemicals”)
- Overhaul and engineers on air
- Plasma and blood donation
- Municipal water sources
- On-scene decon
- Carpet at the station
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