KUALA LUMPUR: Spending 10 to 11 hours a day at burning peat swamps and forest reserves to put out fires exposes the firemen to various health risks, say medical experts.
Although not many medical studies were conducted specifically on the profession, a doctor said there could be higher incidences of cancer among older firemen.
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