WRAL Investigates has reported for years on the risks firefighters face from cancer on the job, including from cancer-causing forever chemicals found in their own suits, and on the steps lawmakers ...

Baltimore firefighter Steve Dorsey had the worst Valentine’s Day — but he’s feeling the love now. Dorsey, 56, was diagnosed on Feb. 14 with Stage 4 esophageal cancer that spread to his lymph ...

The Firefighter Cancer Registry Reauthorization Act (P.L. 118-147), which was supported by the NVFC and signed into law in December, reauthorized the NFR through 2028 at an increased funding level ...

Cancer Check Labs and Adopt a Firefighter are working to screen firefighters for early-stage cancer. 1,000 tests are being donated. Cancer is the number-one cause of death in firefighters.

Research shows firefighters are at increased risk for developing cancer due to toxic exposures on the job, but while all 50 states and the District have created laws to provide benefits for ...

He became a Glendale firefighter in 1993 and didn't leave until his cancer diagnosis forced him to take a medical retirement. "I have multiple Myeloma and I was diagnosed in April of 2019," he said.

Firefighter turns 2-time battle with cancer into call for change “I can honestly say as a recent retiree that I have left a legacy of change, and that feels incredible." ...

According to data from the International Association of Firefighters, cancer caused 66% of the career firefighter line-of-duty deaths from 2002 to 2019. In 2016 alone, cancer caused 70% of the ...

Firefighter with cancer praises new research partnerships between SAFD and cancer centers Research is desperately needed as the firefighter and cancer connection becomes clear Courtney Friedman ...