Non-cancer mortality among firefighters: a meta-analytic review of heart disease, stroke, respiratory disease, liver disease, accidents, and suicide
Firefighters experience lower mortality from multiple non-cancer causes, potentially due to occupational fitness requirements and the healthy worker effect. However, parity in mortality from liver disease and pneumonia/influenza warrant further investigation into behavioral factors and occupational exposures. Our results refine the healthy worker effect by identifying cause-specific gaps and priorities for targeted prevention and surveillance.
Authors
- Stephanie Negrón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4741-2454)
- Soyeon Ahn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2581-306X)
- David Jungpa Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0330-1824)
- A Caban-Martinez
- Erin Kobetz
- Victoria Pinilla
- Paulo S. Pinheiro
Institutions
- University of Miami (US)
- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (US)
- Hologic (Germany) (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1714033
- Primary Topic
- Occupational Health and Performance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Health Systems
- National Institutes of Health
- National Cancer Institute