About Fire Health Study
Fire Health Study aims to understand whether the lung appearance and function and heart health of firefighters different from people of similar age and background who are not firefighters, the relationship between occupational exposures and lung appearance, and whether a blood test can help detect lung cancer.
Who can join & get screened?
Current or retired firefighters:
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Age 40-80 AND/OR with 10 years of firefighting experience
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No personal history of lung cancer
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Willing and able to receive low dose CT (LDCT) screening at Massachusetts General Hospital or who have been screened via LDCT within the past year at MGH or another institution, and are willing to release their images to the study
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Thank you for your interest. Study enrollment is currently on hold. If you have any questions, please reach out to us at mghfhs@partners.org
How do I join & get screened for free?
SIGN UP
Take a short eligibility screener to see if you are eligible for our study. We are fully committed to protecting your privacy. Study data is used for research.
ACCEPT TERMS
If you are eligible, we will send you an email to complete our Research Consent Form electronically
COMPLETE STUDY TASKS
Shortly after completing the research consent form, you will receive an email with instructions to complete several study tasks.
SCHEDULE LUNG CANCER SCREENING (LDCT)
Once you complete all study tasks, we will reach out to you to schedule the lung cancer screening scan (only if you have not received other Chest CT imagining within the past year).
GET RESULTS
We will look at your lung and heart health from your scan results. We will notify all participants receiving a scan at Massachusetts General Hospital imagining locations of their results. Everyone who participates is helping researchers learn more about the impact of firefighting on lung & heart health
