After watching his good friend and fellow firefighter die of colon cancer, Chris Conner vowed to help other firefighters find ways to detect the disease in its early stages. Conner, who is president of the Bedford Professional Firefighters Association, worked with Fire Chief Sean Fay and the City Council, and now Bedford is the first in the country to contract with an Indiana-based company, MorNuCo, which provides the ONCOblot test.
Early detection is key for cancer. To increase their chances for early detection, Bedford (TX) firefighters are now able to take the ONCOblot test, which detects a protein in the blood that is present in malignant cells. Testing will be done at the fire station, he said, and it takes around three weeks to get the results.
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