美国癌症协会（ACS）和国际消防员协会（IAFF）开展了历史性的长期合作，以帮助消防员和紧急医疗服务（EMS）人员进行检测，治疗和预防癌症。
Occupational cancer has surpassed cardiac events to become the leading cause of death for fire fighters and EMS personnel. Numerous studies have shown that cancer rates are significantly higher for fire fighters than the general population and that fire fighters in the United States and Canada are developing job-related cancers at a rate higher than ever.
对于与大火作斗争的消防员，他们也有可能有一天会与癌症作斗争。消防员中癌症的主要原因不是火灾本身，而是来自火灾中释放的有毒化学物质。这些毒素和致癌物暴露在火灾现场，并从污染的齿轮和设备以及柴油排气中返回车站。
有60多个癌症已与9/11毒素联系在一起；200名FDNY成员因9/11相关的疾病而死亡，而3,000多名被诊断出患有至少一种类型的癌症。2019年的Jalilian等人的荟萃分析显示，消防员的风险增加了八种癌症，两种癌症的死亡风险增加。
“Cancer is now one of the biggest fights we face in the fire service, but we are determined to do all we can to end this deadly scourge,” says IAFF General President Edward Kelly. “We are so proud of this new collaboration with the American Cancer Society because we know working together with our combined resources and commitment, we can save more fire fighters’ lives.”
ACS和IAFF之间的联盟将通过预防职业癌症和患者支持计划更容易获得癌症资源，并将提供信息和资源以帮助预防和治疗职业癌症。
“美国癌症协会很荣幸能与国际消防员协会一起为消防员及其家人提供他们应对癌症和预防癌症所需的关键支持和计划，”American Cancer Society’s Chief Executive Officer. “We know from numerous studies that cancer rates run significantly higher for fire fighters than the general population. With this important collaboration, we can help save the lives of fire fighters and EMS workers by making cancer resources more readily available through access to cancer prevention and patient support programs.”
该合作将使IAFF和ACS能够解决职业癌症并分享研究，以确保最新信息能够到达消防员和紧急医务人员。IAFF和ACS将在各种项目和研究中进行合作，以推动两个组织关于职业癌症的任务。
The two organizations have developed a comprehensive online resource,iaff.org/fightcancer, that includes the latest support for cancer in the fire service, patient support services, prevention programs and other important information for IAFF members facing a cancer diagnosis. A dedicated phone line has also been established.
更多信息可在iaff.org/fightcancer。
