Battling flames 'massively increases firefighters' exposure to cancer-causing carcinogens'
6 years ago
Firefighters can have more than five times as many cancer causing chemicals in their bodies after tackling a blaze, warns new research.
The toxic chemicals more than quadruple the potential for DNA damage that triggers cancer, according to the study.
And the chemicals get in through their skin - rather than inhalation -meaning firefighters may need to get a decontaminating wash down as soon as they return from a job.
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