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Local foundation outlines cancer research, urges stronger decontamination and PPE review
Summary
The San Francisco Firefighters Cancer Prevention Foundation presented long‑running studies including UCSF/UC Berkeley biomonitoring and identified bioaccumulation of flame‑retardant chemicals; commissioners and staff discussed decontamination policy, extractor equipment and turnout moisture barrier chemistries.
The San Francisco Firefighters Cancer Prevention Foundation presented Dec. 12 on 12 years of work documenting elevated cancer risks among firefighters and on steps to reduce exposures.
Tony Stefani, the foundation’s president and a retired captain, recounted early surveys and voluntary screenings that identified cases of genitourinary cancer and described collaborations with UCSF and UC Berkeley. "We have identified at this point right now 12 firefighters both active and retired combined…
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