{"id":1014,"date":"2023-09-07T08:35:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T08:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.skincancer.org\/?p=1014"},"modified":"2025-03-12T20:02:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T20:02:34","slug":"can-working-as-firefighter-increase-risk-skin-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skincancer.org\/blog\/can-working-as-firefighter-increase-risk-skin-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Working as a Firefighter Increase Your Risk of Skin Cancer?","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-family: MillerDaily; letter-spacing: .9pt;\">By<\/span><\/i><span style=\"line-height: 1.4em; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in; font-family: MillerDaily; letter-spacing: 0.9pt;\"> <span style=\"text-transform: uppercase;\">Jen Singer<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>There\u2019s long been a link between career firefighters and cancer, including skin cancer. Recent research looks more specifically at melanoma. Here\u2019s what firefighters need to know.<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Studies have suggested some surprising things (besides that giant ball of radiation at the center of our solar system) that might increase your risk for skin cancer. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We delved into the research on several of these, which we are sharing in a series of articles here. The first looked at\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skincancer.org\/blog\/can-white-wine-increase-risk-skin-cancer\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">drinking white wine<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. The second focused on some\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skincancer.org\/blog\/ask-the-expert-does-my-blood-pressure-medicine-increase-my-skin-cancer-risk\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">commonly prescribed medications<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. The third addressed\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skincancer.org\/blog\/can-a-medical-condition-increase-your-risk-of-skin-cancer\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">three common medical conditions<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. This one takes a look at the already perilous job of being a firefighter. If you are one, or know someone who is, here\u2019s what you need to know.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Firefighters risk their lives every day, whether running into burning buildings or battling out-of-control wildfires, but the menace doesn\u2019t come just from the fire. They may face an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skincancer.org\/skin-cancer-information\/melanoma\/melanoma-causes-and-risk-factors\/\">increased risk<\/a> for developing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skincancer.org\/skin-cancer-information\/melanoma\/\">melanoma<\/a>, the most dangerous of the three most common types of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skincancer.org\/skin-cancer-information\/\">skin cancer<\/a>.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While studies have long shown a connection between firefighters and higher rates of cancers such as mesothelioma and lung cancer, the link to skin cancer was not identified until recently. We first reported on this when a study published in 2017 in <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">JAMA Dermatology<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> of 2,400 firefighters in South Florida found that about .7 percent were diagnosed with melanoma and 3.5 percent had nonmelanoma skin cancers \u2014 higher rates than those among the general population of Florida. Firefighters were also found to be diagnosed with melanoma at younger ages \u2014 an average of 42 compared with 64 for the U.S. population.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">More recently, a 2023 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jaad.org\/article\/S0190-9622(22)03320-5\/fulltext\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">JAAD<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> review<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> of five studies looked at melanoma risk in career firefighters. Four of the studies showed an increased risk in career firefighters compared with nonfirefighters. The fifth study found an increased risk in older firefighters aged 55 to 74 compared with police officers. Only one study included female firefighters. (Women represent only about 5 percent of all career firefighters, according to the U.S. Fire Administration.)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The review authors wrote that \u201cfirefighters\u2019 exposure to carcinogenic combustion byproducts, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, benzene, metals and polychlorinated biphenyls, has prompted concern for increased cancer risk.\u201d When it comes to pinpointing risk for melanoma, they concluded that future studies could be strengthened by including not only data on exposure to carcinogenic chemicals but also firefighters\u2019 exposure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skincancer.org\/risk-factors\/uv-radiation\/\">ultraviolet (UV) light<\/a> as well as their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skincancer.org\/skin-cancer-prevention\/sun-protection\/\">sun protection<\/a> behaviors and personal and family history of skin cancer.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This is not just a problem in the United States. In an Australian study, firefighters had a 45 percent higher rate of melanoma over the course of their careers than the general population.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The occupational hazards of being a firefighter have led to the creation of laws that help them obtain disability benefits should they develop certain cancers, including melanoma. This means they no longer have to prove that their cancer is job-related to become eligible for benefits. Today, all 50 states have laws <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that create a presumption that a cancer diagnosis is job-related for career firefighters. In some states, including New York, the coverage extends to volunteer firefighters. Additional states may follow suit.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Jen Singer<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>is a health writer based near New York City.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Articles in this series<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skincancer.org\/blog\/can-white-wine-increase-risk-skin-cancer\/\">Can White Wine Increase Your Risk for Skin Cancer?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skincancer.org\/blog\/meds-increasing-risk-skin-cancer\/\">Are Your Meds Increasing Your Risk of Skin Cancer?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skincancer.org\/blog\/can-a-medical-condition-increase-your-risk-of-skin-cancer\/\">Can a Medical Condition Increase Your Risk of Skin Cancer?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skincancer.org\/publications\/the-skin-cancer-foundation-journal-2018\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-790 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/skincancer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018-featured-Journal-badge.jpg\" alt=\"Featured in the 2018 Skin Cancer Foundation Journal\" width=\"455\" height=\"50\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firefighters risk their lives running into burning buildings, but the menace doesn\u2019t come just from the fire. 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