Brown, Nellie J.Snedeker, Suzanne M.2010-02-022010-02-022008-07https://hdl.handle.net/1813/14390Alert on breast cancer risks for women firefightersThis brochure is designed to help women firefighters learn how they may be exposed to certain chemicals that may be risk factors for breast cancer. Exposure to some of these chemicals may occur during firefighting activities. Recommended protection includes wearing Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCABA) during all phases of firefighting.en-USbreast cancerfirefighterworkplaceoccupationchemical exposurecancer riskstructural firesnon-structural firesisocyanatesbenzeneformaldehyde1,3-butadieneisoprenemethylene chlorideSCBASelf Contained Breathing Apparatuspersonal protective equipmentAlertfact sheet