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flag A UK bomb disposal expert links high explosive exposure to elevated urological cancer rates, prompting a defense review.

flag 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. flag 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. flag 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.

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