Cancer
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Research shows sitting is the new smoking and for EMS providers who sit a lot more movement is needed
Firefighters are bombarded with toxins when they fight fires
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss awareness to prostate cancer
Clayton Ogden was the department鈥檚 most senior firefighter, as well as a recipient of the 鈥淔irefighter of the Year鈥� award in 2014
Lance Cox, 42, lost his battle with stomach cancer last month
Fire Up A Cure featured teams of firefighters and paramedics competing in events such as tug of war and a relay obstacle course for the Cure It Foundation
Nancy Greathouse, who has cancer, was almost killed after an autoimmune disease flare-up on the ship
Firefighters should assume carcinogens are present during suppression and overhaul activities and take appropriate actions during and after the incident
Funding for cardiac arrest is a fraction of what NIH spends to study other leading causes of death like diabetes, cancer and stroke
Ronald Ellis was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, in April
Tyler Moore, 18, worked a 24-hour EMT shift the weekend before his first treatment
The ambulance features handprints of children who have or are battling cancer
Dr. Henry Lim said the risk of developing melanoma in adulthood is strongly related to a history of sunburns as a child
Michael Kreitman, 52, suffered from bile duct cancer in the liver
Many doctors are skeptical of the therapy, called tumor treating fields, and it鈥檚 not a cure
A GoFundMe account has been created to assist Chanda Gravitt with her medical expenses and lost wages while she鈥檚 receiving treatment
Capt. Craig Aman served the department since 1990 and became a paramedic in 1994
Jalal Aineb joined the fire service 12 years ago after immigrating from Morocco in 1989
Lt. Edith Torres was off-duty when the World Trade Center was struck, but she responded regardless
Joan Koenig鈥檚 attorney alleges the dispatch center miscalculated her sick leave and terminated her before she used all of it
Families of volunteer firefighters and ambulance personnel who are killed in the line of duty would receive payment of death benefits
Fire Chief John Ruh said Halina Kline, 56, acted as a 鈥渕om to everyone鈥�
Jimmy Hendryx鈥檚 cancer is considered a presumptive illness for firefighters under state law
Charles 鈥淐huck鈥� Flickinger, 56, participated in the response and relief effort during Hurricane Katrina and responded to the Sept. 11 attacks
When Damian Jay told his colleagues he was diagnosed with cancer, they created a GoFundMe to help with expenses
The idea behind a pink ambulance sporting breast cancer awareness ribbons is that it will strike up conversations and spread a pro-mammogram message to the community.
EMT Damian Jay was diagnosed with brain cancer in October, and has said he鈥檚 received an outpouring of support from other first responders
Patients need to be told of the risks, monitored closely and treated quickly to quell the immune response if trouble develops
The kickball games benefit an EMT who was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year
Fire scene conditions conspire to circumvent the skin鈥檚 ability to keep deadly toxins at bay
The company is selling the shirts after EMT Ashley Scott was murdered by her husband earlier this year
Proceeds from the project will fund a Ga. teen battling a rare form of cancer
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the law Sunday, extending the deadline to Sept. 11, 2018