Firefighter Cancer Prevention Advocates
501(c)3 that helps prevent occupational cancer with firefighters across the country with monthly decon product donations
Horry County Fire Rescue Firefighter/Paramedic Michael Myers found a lump during a routine self-check and took the initiative to go to the doctor. Watch Michael's survivor story https://t.co/X8g4ARP4Gb
Registration for the 2022 National Firefighter Cancer Symposium is now OPEN! This year, FCI will host the NFCS in Miami, FL, on Feb. 24-26, 2022. The Dolphin Cancer Challenge takes place on February 26th. Register here: https://t.co/sSfq2n8ifc.
Please join my good friend, @ToddJLeDuc Chief Strategy Officer with @LifeScanSaves, for his webinar, Occupational Cancer in the Fire Service: Prevention Strategies & the Role of Early Detection.
Thursday December 9th at 11:00 AM. Register at Vector https://t.co/YOaE5NhkKO
Firefighters face fires AND higher levels of cancer. That’s due to the carcinogenic exposure at the fire scene. What are some ways you remind yourself to reduce your risk?
Here are the ones that come to mind for us:
🧼 Get in, get out, get clean
🚿 Shower within the hour
When we visit a fire department, we look at the proximity between the fire engine rig and the ice machine. If too close, soot could end up inside of the machine and the ice. Let’s *Ice-o-late* the ice machine from anything that can off-gas! #cancerprevention@SylvesterCancer
SCFA presents “Spotlight on Cancer Prevention at Myrtle Beach Fire Department,” a free virtual workshop in September.
Several important topics will be discussed and S.C. State Firefighters’ Association representatives will be on hand.
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