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[Eddie Howland]
FIREFIGHTERS are more likely to die from cancer, heart attacks and strokes than the general public, warns a groundbreaking study published today.
Their mortality rate from all cancers is a shocking 1.6 times higher than the rest of the population, according to the research, conducted by the University of Central Lancashire for the Fire Brigades Union (FBU).
The workers are also five times more likely to die from a heart attack and three times more susceptible to strokes, the paper says.
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