The number of sample variants attributable to single-base substitution signature 42, which is associated with haloalkane exposure, was positively associated with firefighting years. HealthDay News — ...

A new study has found that firefighters may be more likely to develop specific gene mutations linked to gliomas, the most common type of malignant brain tumor. The research, published in Cancer, ...

New research reveals that years of firefighting may leave a deadly genetic mark, as toxic chemicals used on the job are now linked to brain cancer-causing mutations. Study: Glioma mutational ...

New research by Yale has found an association between exposure to chemicals commonly used in firefighting and incidence of a brain tumor called a glioma in firefights, suggesting that the cancer may ...

Flame retardant chemicals might increase risk of brain cancers in veteran firefighters Firefighters were more likely to have brain cancers linked to haloalkanes than people in other jobs The longer ...

Firefighters were more likely to have brain cancers linked to haloalkanes than people in other jobs The longer firefighters were on the job, the more likely their brain tumors were linked to ...

TUESDAY, March 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Firefighters might face a higher risk of brain cancers caused by exposure to chemicals in fire extinguishers, a new small-scale study says. Veteran ...

Firefighters may face a heightened risk of developing brain cancer due to their persistent exposure to certain chemicals, a new study has found. In a set of patients who had gliomas — the most common ...

MONDAY, March 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- In a study published online March 10 in Cancer, authors identified gliomas with ...

Gene mutations caused by exposure to certain chemical compounds have been linked to the development of gliomas, the most common type of malignant brain tumor. New research reveals that among patients ...

CORRECTION: The headline of this story was changed on June 2, 2014, to correct the classification of glycerol, which is a sugar alcohol, not a sugar. Manufacturers produce about 50,000 tons of TCP ...