No Benefits for Veteran Firefighter With Prostate Cancer

The Commonwealth Court ruled that a veteran firefighter was not entitled to benefits for his prostate cancer, since he failed to prove that his form of the disease was caused by work-related exposure to known carcinogens. Case: Cantz v. WCAB (City of Philadelphia), No. 1321 C.D. 2017, 08/20/2018, unpublished. Facts: Gerald Cantz worked for the City of Philadelphia as a firefighter for 30 years. After his retirement in 2007, doctors diagnosed him with prostate cancer. Cantz filed a workers’ compensation claim, asserting that his cancer was an occupational disease caused by exposure...