RT Book, Section
A1 Saito, Kenji
A2 Quang, Tony S.
A2 Taft, Michelle S.
A2 Beriwal, Sushil
SR Print(0)
ID 1191393716
T1 Presumption Laws for Firefighter Cancers
T2 Understanding the Principles and Practice of Legal Oncology
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260474077
LK hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1191393716
RD 2023/11/30
AB A  growing  number  of  studies  demonstrate  that  firefighters  are  exposed  to  more  toxins  and  have  higher  rates  of  cancer  relative  to  the  general  population.1,2  Recently,  there  has  been  an  increase  in  the  number  of  states  adopting  cancer  presumption  laws  for  firefighters,  which  most  often  fall  under  workers’  compensation.  Presumptive  legislation  shifts  the  burden  of  proof  to  the  employer;  it  holds  the  employer  and  insurer  responsible  for  disproving  that  the  cancer  was  unrelated  to  work  as  a  firefighter.  While  these  laws  aim  to  compensate  firefighters  for  the  significant  expenses  associated  with  cancer  diagnosis  and  treatment,  many  first  responders  are  employed  by  municipalities  or  governmental  divisions,  and  the  financial  burden  of  this  legislation  on  local  governments  can  be  significant.3