The University of Miami is hosting the first ever State of the Science National Firefighter Cancer Symposium 2019: BUILDING A SCIENTIFIC ROADMAP FOR CANCER CONTROL AND PREVENTION IN THE U.S. FIRE SERVICE
“At this meeting, we will be addressing critical barriers in scientific knowledge including the development of uniform data collection instruments, exposure assessment, a better understanding of cancer mechanisms, designing a national firefighter cancer registry, effective cancer screening, and the inclusion of potentially vulnerable groups such as women and racial/ethnic minority firefighters.” (Description from website).