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Cancer in female firefighters : The clinicobiological, psychological, and social perspectives Kunz, Kenneth Robert; Turcotte, Kate; Pawer, Samantha; Zheng, Alex; Purewal, Amanat; Wellar, Alyssa; Karmali, Shazya; Garis, Len; Thomas, Larry S.; Pike, Ian, 1958-

Abstract

This study explored how demographic characteristics, life experiences, and firefighting exposures have an impact on cancer among female firefighters, and described the types and biologic characteristics of cancers as reported by women in the fire service.

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Title
Cancer in female firefighters : The clinicobiological, psychological, and social perspectives
Creator
Kunz, Kenneth Robert; Turcotte, Kate; Pawer, Samantha; Zheng, Alex; Purewal, Amanat; Wellar, Alyssa; Karmali, Shazya; Garis, Len; Thomas, Larry S.; Pike, Ian, 1958-
Contributor
B.C. Injury Research and Prevention Unit; Children's Hospital (Vancouver, B.C.). Research Institute
Publisher
Frontiers
Date Issued
2023-04-12
Description
This study explored how demographic characteristics, life experiences, and firefighting exposures have an impact on cancer among female firefighters, and described the types and biologic characteristics of cancers as reported by women in the fire service.
Subject
Workplace injury; women’s health; firefighters; cancer; prevention; policy
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2023-06-12
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0433127
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/84845
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Non UBC; Pediatrics, Department of
Citation
Kunz KR, Turcotte K, Pawer S, Zheng A, Purewal A, Wellar A, Karmali S, Garis L, Thomas LS and Pike I (2023) Cancer in female firefighters: The clinicobiological, psychological, and social perspectives. Front. Public Health 11:1126066.
Publisher DOI
10.3389/fpubh.2023.1126066
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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