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New insights into cancer risks from chemicals in fire smoke

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Derek Urwin is a UCLA adjunct professor of chemistry and a full-time firefighter with the L.A. County Fire Department .

His research shed new light on chemical underpinnings of exposures that may lead to cancer.

Urwin 's brother, Isaac , died of leukemia at only 33 despite no history of cancer in their family.

DOI: 10.1073 /pnas.2322155121 Provided by University of California , Los AngelesThis story was originally published on Phys.org . Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates..

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