Maryland Lawmaker Calls For Firefighter Cancer Screenings

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- A state lawmaker is calling for mandatory cancer screenings of all new Anne Arundel County firefighters.

The request is in response to concerns from firefighters that on-the-job hazards resulted in high cancer rates.

Delegate Bob Costa, R-District 33B, said he plans to introduce a bill to require the testing during the upcoming legislative session.

A former firefighter now working with an attorney claims that of 87 firefighter deaths under investigation, 30 were from some form of cancer.

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