Firefighters can cut their cancer risk by SHOWERING after tackling a blaze: Scientists find officers who do not wash after work have a 500% higher risk of developing the disease

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Firefighters have more than five times as many cancer causing chemicals in their bodies after tackling a blaze, warns new research.

The toxic chemicals more than quadruple the potential for DNA damage that triggers cancer, according to the study.

And the chemicals get in through their skin – rather than inhalation – meaning firefighters may need to get a decontaminating wash down as soon as they return from a job.

Scientists examined exposure by collecting urine, skin and clothing samples from Ottawa Fire Service personnel in Canada during hundreds of on-shift emergencies over two years.

They found the community heroes are at ever greater risk of developing tumours than previously feared.

6a7c3d44e2bcbf6c3c95c7dcf19b2acf Firefighters can cut their cancer risk by SHOWERING after tackling a blaze: Scientists find officers who do not wash after work have a 500% higher risk of developing the disease

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