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Is firefighter non-Hodgkin lymphoma covered in your state?

28 states name non-Hodgkin lymphoma in their firefighter cancer law, and 12 more presume it came from the job when it is linked to what you were exposed to.

Check non-Hodgkin lymphoma in your state

Named in state law
28 states
the law lists it by name
If linked to the job
12 more states
a presumption for cancers tied to an exposure
Federal firefighters
Named
after 5 years of service
Research (IARC, 2022)
Limited evidence
a likely link, not yet proven

Sources: each state's law, linked on its page; 5 U.S.C. § 8143b for federal firefighters; IARC Monographs volume 132.

Which states presume non-Hodgkin lymphoma for firefighters?

States that name non-Hodgkin lymphoma (28)

Presumed when linked to your work (12)

The law covers any cancer tied to a job exposure, so your claim has to show the link.

A cancer benefit instead of a presumption (4)

Your department carries insurance that pays a set benefit for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. A workers' comp claim is separate.

Another rule or not covered (6)

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is not presumed here; the state page says what the law does cover.

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Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and firefighting: what the research says

In June 2022 the World Health Organization's cancer agency rated firefighting itself as a cause of cancer in people, its top rating (IARC Monographs volume 132). For non-Hodgkin lymphoma it found limited evidence: a likely link that is not yet proven. It was also one of the cancers behind the agency's earlier, lower rating in 2007 (IARC).

A 2020 NIOSH update on deaths among career firefighters found more evidence of extra deaths from non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NIOSH firefighter registry).

How do you file a firefighter non-Hodgkin lymphoma claim?

  1. Get the diagnosis in writing: the type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and the date it was found.
  2. Open your state's page above for the claims board, the claim form and the time limits for telling your department and for filing.
  3. If your state names non-Hodgkin lymphoma, say so on the claim and name the law. If it does not, ask your doctor for a signed note saying your work caused it.

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is not one of the six illnesses in the firefighting foam lawsuit (MDL 2873), so the AFFF cases do not cover it. Federal firefighters and 9/11 responders have their own programs: the federal presumption and the 9/11 health and compensation programs.