Sylvester WISER Study 1 (IMAGE)

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Sylvester WISER Study 1

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Training alongside Florida Forest Service cadets, Sylvester Firefighter Cancer Initiative researchers experienced real-world conditions that cannot be fully captured in a lab. The training is now informing the Sylvester-led WISER study, which will collect environmental and biological samples from wildland firefighters during prescribed burns to better understand cancer risk and help develop practical ways to reduce it. 

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Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

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