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Wildland-urban fires trigger biological changes in firefighters, may explain increased cancer risks

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Firefighters responding to wildland urban interface fires face unique occupational hazards through exposure to chemicals from burning vegetation, structures, vehicles and other human-made materials.

Study published in Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis comes as Los Angeles is recovering from devastating fires in January and climate change appears to be increasing fire risk worldwide.

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English

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