Federal study links testicular cancer with PFAS exposure
Military and civilian firefighters are diagnosed with testicular cancer at higher rates than most people.
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Pioneering study links testicular cancer among military personnel to 'forever chemicals'
A new federal study for the first time shows a direct association between PFOS, a PFAS chemical, found in the blood of thousands of military personnel a...
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Pioneering Study Links Testicular Cancer Among Military Personnel to 'Forever Chemicals'
The military first documented health concerns surrounding chemicals known as PFAS decades ago yet has continued to use firefighting foam made with them. Despite scores of lawsuits by its personnel and high rates of testicular cancer among troops, it has been slow to investigate a connection.
Source: kffhealthnews.org
Pioneering study links testicular cancer among military personnel to 'forever chemicals'
Gary Flook served in the Air Force for 37 years, as a firefighter at the now-closed Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois and the former Grissom Air Force Base in Indiana, where he regularly trained with aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF — a frothy white fire retardant that is highly effective but now known to be toxic.
Source: news-medical.net