About the Firefighter Cancer Initiative
Launched in 2015, the Firefighter Cancer Initiative at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, designated by the NCI, aims to understand and address why firefighters are at increased risk of developing and dying of cancer relative to the populations that they serve and how it can be prevented.
Through partnerships with the State of Florida, the State Fire Marshal’s Office, the Firefighter Cancer Support Network, Florida Firefighter Safety and Health Collaborative, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), we’re honored to be the forefront of the international effort to tackle the firefighter cancer epidemic.
Acknowledgments: This work was supported by State of Florida appropriation #2373A (Principal Investigator Dr. Erin Kobetz) to Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH) grant K01-OH010485 Caban-Martinez (PI).