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    Testicular cancer in fire fighters

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    This position paper details the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council’s (IIAC) review ofan association between testicular cancer and fire fighting. To recommend toMinisters that a disease be added to the list of prescribed diseases for whichIndustrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) is payable, the Council generally seeksrobust epidemiological (population-based) evidence that the risk of the disease ismore than doubled in relation to certain occupational exposures. Studies have notedan increased risk of testicular cancer in fire fighters, but it is not clearly greater thandoubled. The Council concludes that, at present, there is insufficient evidence torecommend prescription for testicular cancer in fire fighters
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