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 ...

Haloalkanes are organic compounds widely used commercially and in the home. They can be found in solvents, refrigerants, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals and are used as flame retardants and fire ...

MONDAY, March 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- In a study published online March 10 in Cancer, authors identified gliomas with mutational signatures associated with haloalkane exposure in individuals ...

Veteran firefighters appear to have a higher risk of brain tumors called gliomas, which can be caused by gene mutations ...

Study: Glioma mutational signatures associated with haloalkane exposure are enriched in firefighters. Image Credit: Yok_onepiece / Shutterstock.com A recent study published in the journal Cancer ...

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 ...