On Friday, first responders, friends and family mourned the loss of a Tempe Fire captain who died from a rare form of cancer.
According to Tempe Fire, 39-year-old Captain Scott Leatham died from NUT carcinoma, a rare form of cancer that can grow anywhere in the body. He died on December 19.
Firefighters are more at risk of developing cancer compared to the general public because of the hazardous chemicals they face on the job. According to the CDC, firefighters have a 9% higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer and a 14% higher risk of dying from cancer than the general U.S. population…