Tamanna Kabir

Assessment of cancer biomarkers in the Grenfell firefighter cohort study

7 May, 2025

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Using next-generation sequencing and a panel that detects pathogenic DNA variants linked to various cancers, we analysed a subset of 261 firefighters. Our findings revealed that 11 firefighters carried pathogenic DNA variants associated with cancer, but we found no association between fire smoke exposure and the presence of these variants.

Assessment and outcomes of firefighter applicants with possible asthma

17 December, 2021

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We undertook a service evaluation to identify respiratory and employment outcomes of FFAs with a history of asthma who had undergone additional respiratory assessment at our specialist occupational lung disease clinic during 2005–19.

Tamanna Kabir

Clinical Nurse Specialist in Occupational Lung Disease

Tamanna Kabir is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Occupational Lung Disease at the Royal Brompton Hospital. She works with patients and the multidisciplinary team to run the weekly occupational lung disease clinic. She carries out and coordinates patient clinical assessments, and helps provide education and training for both patients and colleagues in occupational lung disease.

Tamanna won the Heart, Lung and Critical Care Nurse of the Year award at the 2025 annual ceremony by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, which the Royal Brompton Hospital is a part of.

Tamanna has a background in community nursing, communications in the charity sector, and a previous undergraduate degree in Psychology. She was the Research Nurse for the Grenfell Firefighters Study.

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Win at Nursing & Midwifery 2025 awards

Mon, 12 May 2025

As we celebrate International Nurses' Day this 12th May 2025, we are pleased to announce that our clinical nurse specialist, Tamanna Kabir, was awarded the Heart, Lung and Critical Care nurse of the year at the 2025 Nursing & Midwifery Awards at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, which the Royal Brompton Hospital is a part of.

More than 800 nurses were nominated for 26 different awards at this prestigious annual ceremony. It was an uplifting day to recognise the invaluable contribution of the nursing workforce in improving patient care.

Tamanna is the only nurse specialising in occupational lung disease in the UK. The award demonstrates the skills, knowledge and expertise our department brings to the field of occupational and environmental lung disease.

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Silicosis on BBC Morning Live

Tue, 13 May 2025

Dr Johanna Feary was recently featured on BBC Morning Live at Royal Brompton Hospital to talk about silicosis due to artificial stone, and advises those working with the material to get their lungs checked.

The feature also includes an interview with our patient Ryan, who spoke about how his silicosis diagnosis has affected his life. Nurse Tamanna Kabir was also featured performing spirometry with Ryan.

Watch the feature on BBC Morning Live online from 11mins and 22 secs.

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Publication on Grenfell Firefighters Study

Wed, 07 May 2025

The Grenfell Firefighters Study is a cohort study of firefighters from the London Fire Brigade to look at the medium and long term risks associated with firefighting, with a particular emphasis on cardiorespiratory health and cancer. The cohort includes both firefighters who did, and did not attend the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017. Recruitment began in late 2019 and finished in 2023.

Analysis of a subgroup of blood results looking at cancer biomarkers has now been published on Scientific Reports (Feary et al, 2025). Our findings revealed that 11 firefighters carried pathogenic DNA variants associated with cancer, but we found no association between fire smoke exposure and the presence of these variants.

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