Prescribed diseases and qualifying periods: firefighters
5B Prescribed diseases and qualifying periods: firefighters
For section 50A of the Act, the following diseases and qualifying periods are prescribed as specified in the following table:
Item |
Disease |
Qualifying period |
1 |
Primary leukaemia |
5 years |
2 |
Primary site brain cancer |
5 years |
3 |
Primary site breast cancer |
10 years |
4 |
Primary site cervical cancer |
10 years |
5 |
Primary site ovarian cancer |
10 years |
6 |
Primary site pancreatic cancer |
10 years |
7 |
Primary site testicular cancer |
10 years |
8 |
Primary site thyroid cancer |
10 years |
9 |
Primary site uterine cancer |
10 years |
10 |
Asbestos related diseases |
15 years |
11 |
Malignant Mesothelioma |
15 years |
12 |
Multiple myeloma |
15 years |
13 |
Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma |
15 years |
14 |
Primary site bladder cancer |
15 years |
15 |
Primary site colorectal cancer |
15 years |
16 |
Primary site kidney cancer |
15 years |
17 |
Primary site liver cancer |
15 years |
18 |
Primary site lung cancer |
15 years |
19 |
Primary site penile cancer |
15 years |
20 |
Primary site prostate cancer |
15 years |
21 |
Primary site skin cancer |
15 years |
22 |
Primary site ureter cancer |
15 years |
23 |
Primary site oesophageal cancer |
25 years |
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