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Is there a connection between wildland firefighting and cancer?

Firefighter watches for spot fires, Fri, Sept 9.
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Firefighter watches for spot fires, Fri, Sept 9.

It's something many current and former wildland firefighters ask themselves: What does all this smoke, dust and ash I've been breathing for months on end mean for my health?

A new national registry for all firefighters could eventually shed a great deal more light on that largely unanswered question. From the Mountain West News Bureau, Murphy Woodhouse reports.

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