Assessing cancer risk in firefighters in Northern Germany: a retrospective cohort study
The overall cancer incidence and mortality among Neubrandenburg's firefighters were not higher than among the reference population. The increased incidence and mortality from bladder cancer are in line with published results, especially with the monograph by the International Agency for Research on Cancer on occupational exposure as a firefighter.
Authors
- Kirsi Manz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7740-4076)
- Vanessa Sophie Ernst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5228-8523)
- Kerstin Weitmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0386-283X)
- Wolfgang Hoffmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1180-021X)
Institutions
- Universitätsmedizin Greifswald (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24342-3
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Occupational Health and Performance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.77