CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — A Charleston firefighter is speaking out for the first time about his recent cancer diagnosis and how a partnership to screen firefighters helped catch it early.
Firefighters are exposed to more cancer-causing chemicals while on the job than many other professions and 9% more likely to develop cancer, according to the Charleston Fire Association.
“It’s not the same fires that were burning 30 years ago,” said association President John Baker. “All the synthetic materials we have now in these house fires those could be a cause for more cancer.”…