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  - WN.COM - Health - 24/Jul 01:07

With new technology, Fullerton firefighters receive esophageal cancer screening

Firefighters were at Providence St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton on Wednesday, July 23, being screened with new technology designed to screen for a pre-cancerous condition known as Barrett’s esophagus. A study backed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health found that firefighters have a 62% higher risk of esophageal cancer and a 39% increased risk of mortality from esophageal cancer compared to the general population. Ryan Clark, a firefighter with the Fullerton Fire Department in Fullerton, opens his mouth as the non-invasive, small pill-sized, EsoGuard test device which is placed in his mouth, then swallowed and then extracted, all within a few minutes, at...

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