A life-saving firefighter cancer monitoring programme is being launched today across Greater Manchester as part of a new UK-wide research project commissioned by the Fire Brigades Union.
Testing is being carried out this week by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). A total of 100 firefighters are participating by providing blood and urine samples to be analysed for the number of biomarkers of cancers and other diseases, and toxic chemicals.
The results will be used to detect cancers and other diseases at the early stages and to identify evidence linking occupational cancers with exposure to toxic fire chemicals. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is working with the FBU and UCLan to facilitate the testing.
Dave Russell, chief fire officer for the region, said: "I welcome this research as a significant step forward for firefighter safety." The move follows research which found that instances of cancer among UK firefighters aged 35-39 is up to 323 per cent higher than in the general population in the same age category.
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