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Lung cancer added to Ontario firefighter health coverage, becomes latest condition to be covered under what’s called presumptive legislation
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Presumptive Law Coverage by State And Province
Click Here: http://tinyurl.com/FireFightrs3According to the International Association of Fire Fighters,
this is what was previously covered in Canada:Alberta:
Leukemia, brain, bladder, lung, ureter, kidney, colorectal, non-Hodgkins lymphomaBritish Columbia:
Leukemia, non-Hogkins lymphoma, bladder, brain, colorectal, kidney, lung, testicular, ureterManitoba:
Leukemia, brain, bladder, lung, ureter, kidney, colorectal, non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, testicular, esophagealNew Brunswick:
brain, bladder, colorectal, esophageal, kidney, lung, testicular and ureter cancer, in addition to leukemia and non-Hodgkins lymphomaNorthwest Territories:
multiple myeloma, leukemia, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, brain cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer, testicular cancerNova Scotia:
a cancer or other disease that is prescribed by the Governor in Council by regulationOntario:
leukemia, brain, bladder, ureter, kidney, colorectal, non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, esophagealSaskatchewan:
leukemia, brain, bladder, lung, ureter, kidney, colorectal, non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, testicularYukon:
leukemia, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, bladder cancer, brain cancer, colorectal cancer, esophageal cancer, kidney cancer, lung cancer, testicular cancer, ureter cancer, or any prescribed form of cancer