Wildfire Smoke and Cancer Risk – A Discussion with Dr. Shehnaz Hussain [Video]

UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher Shehnaz K. Hussain has received a $1.9 million California climate action grant to lead a study into the cancer risks facing firefighters as they battle climate-driven wildfires. Beat Cancer hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with Dr. Hussain, a molecular epidemiologist and Associate Director of Population Sciences at the ⁠⁠⁠UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center,⁠⁠⁠ to discuss her study on wildfire smoke and how it leads to increased risk of cancer among firefighters.

California Firefighter Cancer Research Study:
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0:00 Introduction
0:54 Study on cancer risk for firefighters explained
6:30 Do fireplace fires create a risk for cancer?
7:55 How climate change contributes to fire risk
9:54 Protective gear for fighting forest fires
10:49 What kind of cancer can firefighters get from wildfire smoke?
13:06 How firefighters can protect themselves from cancer
15:03 How the research is done
17:52 How are study participants selected?
19:52 Early results from firefighter cancer study
23:25 What can the public learn from this study?

The information in this video was accurate as of the original publish date, 1/30/24. For information purposes only. Consult your local medical authority for advice.

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