Research on firefighting and cancer link to go ahead

Denmark

The FOA public services union has welcomed the decision by the employment minister to commission research into the possible links between firefighting and cancer. The union has been calling for this for some time noting that the link has been formally acknowledged in other countries. FOA also wants to ensure that the research investigates firefighting going back 20 years or more as as health and safety has been improved whereas the original cause of cancer could date back to earlier days when techniques were not so advanced.
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