Sylvester’s Firefighter Cancer Initiative

Fighting cancer in the fire service through research, education, and action. Sylvester's Firefighter Cancer Initiative (SFCI) at @SylvesterCancer.

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This weekend, we conducted free skin checks at @CoralGablesFire, helping local firefighters have some peace of mind about their skin health. Thanks for spending your Saturday with us! #skincare #firefightercancerprevention #skincare #fireservicecancer

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Labs underway for the PEBBLE Pilot Study! PEBBLE, short for PFAS Exposure and Bone Biology across the Lifespan and Environment, seeks to understand whether exposure to PFAS may be associated with changes in bone metabolism and biological aging processes. More to come! 🫡

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At @PBCFR for HER follow-ups! "HER" is our study on "Health, Exposure & Reproduction: Occupational Investigation of a Statewide Examination of Florida Women Firefighters." We're grateful to our participants who show up for themselves and future female firefighters!

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We're still looking for ~25 more participants to join our sun exposure study! Please share and help us learn more about occupational sun exposure in the fire service. You must be age 18+ and a firefighter to join the study. ➡️ Take the pre-screener at https://t.co/WcCYMTppiW.

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FCI in the sunny Florida Keys! ☀️ Recently, we traveled to Islamorada to present our education curriculum on fire service cancer prevention to firefighters from departments across the Florida Keys. Thank you to Station 20 for hosting us!

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Today, we honor firefighters past, present and future. From the communities we live in to the natural spaces we treasure, firefighters lay it all on the line for us. Thank you! #InternationalFirefightersDay

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All our researchers were excited for a chance to use the drip torch in their wildland training certification. Now in future research field visits, the team feels confident and ready to assist in both drawing lines and working safely around these perimeters.

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FCI at #ASPO50 in Denver, Colorado! This year's focus was on empowering communities through cancer prevention research, and we, of course, had a lot to share about our research into the firefighting community!

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Skin screenings: ☑️

We're grateful to have coordinated this screening with the University of Miami's Dermatology team. In one day, we provided more than 50 free skin checks to firefighters in the area. 🔥

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🚨 We're enrolling participants in our firefighter tumor bank! When you donate a piece of removed cancer, you can help us understand how cancer develops in firefighters and advance firefighter cancer research. See flyer for details. 📝

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Skin checks for firefighters underway! Walk-ins are welcome. We're here until 2:30 pm today.

📍Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Headquarters
9300 NW 41st St, Doral, FL

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Free firefighter skin screenings happening this Saturday! Spots are limited. Call 305-243-FIRE (3473) between 830 am - 5 pm and select option 1 to reserve your spot.

🗓️ 4/25 from 8:00 am - 2:30 pm
📍 9300 NW 41st St, Doral 33178 - we'll be set up *behind* @miamidadefire HQ

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Newly certified! ⭐️ We sent our researchers to a week-long @FLForestService wildland training alongside new cadets. It was an incredible experience that we’ll share more about in the coming weeks. Congrats to the team for bringing home a NWCG Training Course Certificate!

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Tune in as Sylvester Director Dr. Stephen Nimer (@DrSDNimer) takes you through our Kenneth C. Griffin Cancer Research Building, a space designed to change how cancer is studied, treated and ultimately cured.

Here, patient care and scientific discovery come together under one roof. As South Florida’s only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center, Sylvester continues to lead with purpose, bringing cutting-edge science, compassionate care and real hope closer to home. Learn more: https://t.co/X9rjLROtL9.

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Last week, we attended the DFW Firefighter Cancer Symposium in Texas. We gave an intro to who we are at Sylvester FCI and presented current research projects as well as practical strategies and tools for reducing cancer risk, on the job and at home. Thank you to all who attended!

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Dr. @KobetzErin is on the ballot for Healio's 2026 Woman Disruptor of the Year! This award is given to female physicians/leaders who are disrupting the status quo in oncology through #innovation in research, clinical care, advocacy, or leadership. 👉 🗳️ https://t.co/xAcPdAsVf9

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Our Sweet 7 Woman Disruptor noms courtesy of @WiMedicineOrg!
@Stolaney1
Alison Loren, MD, @PennMedicine
@Lillian_Siu
@Maryam_Lustberg
Erin Kobetz, PhD, MPH, @SylvesterCancer
@PamelaKunzMD
Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD
Vote here: https://t.co/OCatk4JrED

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Do you know how much sun exposure you get on the job? We're recruiting firefighters for our sun exposure study and are in need of more participants. You must be age 18+ and a firefighter to join the study. ➡️ Take the pre-screener at https://t.co/WcCYMTppiW.

Please share! 🚨

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Cancer prevention is partly about what you CAN do to lower your risk, and screenings are a critical tool! ➡️ Call the @sylvestercancer nurse navigator at 305-243-7579 to book your colonoscopy. 📷: Flashback to last year's #colorectalscreening day with Coral Springs FFs!

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Happy #InternationalWomensDay to all the female fire service members past and present, and to our female scientists working toward an end to cancer in the fire service. #oneteamonefight