May 13, 2008 - 4:38PM

A cancer cluster detected at a north Queensland fire station will result in a national study into the incidence of the disease among firefighters.

Five personnel at the Atherton fire station have been diagnosed with cancer in the past 15 years - three of brain cancer, one of colon cancer, and one of prostate cancer.

Two of the victims have died.

Read More...
http://news.smh.com.au/national/firefighters-cancer-sparks-aussie-study-20080513-2dms.html

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Fire Union calls for cancer cluster monitoring
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/04/2264301.htm

Firefighters union lobbies for national cancer study
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/19/2279517.htm

Fire authorities back national cancer study
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/23/2282261.htm?section=australia

 

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