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Bronchiolitis Obliterans and food flavouring agents. Report by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council in accordance with Section 171 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 reviewing prescription for Bronchiolitis Obliterans and food flavouring agents
Testicular cancer in fire fighters
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