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Cancer now greatest on-the-job risk for firefighters
Studies show firefighters have at least a 9 percent higher chance of contracting cancer than the general public and a 14 percent greater risk of dying from it. Those alarming numbers have firefighters in North Carolina now fighting for increased benefits for cancers connected to their careers.
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Studies show firefighters have at least a 9 percent higher chance of contracting cancer than the general public and a 14 percent greater risk of dying from it. Those alarming numbers have firefighters in North Carolina now fighting for increased benefits for cancers connected to their careers.
Web Editor : Alfred CharlesPhotographer : Greg Clark
Posted 2018-04-27T17:14:00-0400 - Updated 2018-04-30T19:00:27-0400