一名联合王国炸弹处置专家将高爆炸暴露与较高的泌尿癌发病率联系起来,促使进行防御审查。 A UK bomb disposal expert links high explosive exposure to elevated urological cancer rates, prompting a defense review.

加雷思·科莱特准将是前英国陆军炸弹处理专家,服役超过32年,他正在领导一项研究,研究在2023年膀胱癌诊断后,接触高爆炸性化学品与泌尿癌之间可能存在的联系。 Brigadier Dr Gareth Collett, a former UK Army bomb disposal expert with over 32 years of service, is leading research into a potential link between exposure to chemicals in high explosives and urological cancers, following his 2023 bladder cancer diagnosis. 他发现,在前爆炸物处理人员中,这种癌症的发病率高出五倍,688名合格专家中有44名患有这种疾病,12名患有膀胱癌,远远超出预期。 He found a five-fold higher rate of such cancers among former explosives handlers, with 44 of 688 qualified experts developing the disease—12 with bladder cancer—far exceeding expected rates. 根据个人经验和同事的传闻证据,他的工作旨在发现职业健康风险并改进安全规程,促使国防部审查调查结果。 His work, driven by personal experience and anecdotal evidence from colleagues, aims to uncover occupational health risks and improve safety protocols, prompting the Ministry of Defence to review the findings.