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“In 2022, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified firefighting as a Class 1 carcinogenic occupation, the highest level of evidence linking an exposure to cancer in humans.
This designation reflects consistent documentation that firefighters encounter carcinogens through multiple pathways including: inhalation of toxic smoke, dermal absorption of chemicals, and contaminated turnout gear and equipment.
These exposure have been associated with an increased risk of several cancers, including bladder cancer. Understanding these exposure pathways is essential to advancing awareness of occupational cancer risk.
At ImmunityBio, this understanding directly informs our research focus on cancers associated with these encounters, including bladder cancer.”
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