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Association Between World Trade Center Exposure and Excess Cancer Risk
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, resulted in the release of known and suspected carcinogens into the environment. There is public concern that exposures may have resulted in increased cancers.
No Clear Link Between 9/11 and Cancer, Study Finds
There is no clear link between the toxic dust that billowed from Ground Zero on 9/11 and many of the cancers now covered by the Zadroga Act, according to a major new study set to be published Wednesday.
9/11 Cancer Study Gives No Definitive Answer on Role of Debris
The results of the largest study yet to explore the link between 9/11 debris and cancer are in, and they’re frustratingly vague. Researchers with New York’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene looked at 55,700 people who had been exposed to the debris, from recovery workers to landfill workers to residents and workers in Lower Manhattan, and found no overall increase in cancer rates. They did find “significantly higher” prevalence in the rates of three cancers — multiple myeloma, prostate, and thyroid, — but only in rescue and recovery workers, not in the rest of those exposed.
Cancer Link Unclear
A new study of nearly 56,000 people exposed to rubble and fumes from the World Trade Center site found increased rates of some cancers among recovery workers, but researchers established no link between their illness and the toxic debris.
WTC Responders: Hints of Cancer Link
Several types of cancer occurred significantly more often in people who worked at the site of the former World Trade Center (WTC) following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack, a registry study showed.
9/11 cancer study won’t settle debate over risks
The most comprehensive study of potential World Trade Center-related cancers raises more questions than it answers and won’t end a debate over whether the attacks were really a cause.
No increase in cancers to people exposed to twin towers debris: Study
Prostate cancer, thyroid cancer, and multiple myeloma jumped significantly for rescue and recovery workers who worked at Ground Zero or other sites where debris was taken, according to the Health Department study released Tuesday and appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association Wednesday.
9/11 Cancer Study Raises More Questions Than It Answers; Unclear If Attacks Responsible For Illnesses
The most comprehensive study of potential World Trade Center-related cancers raises more questions than it answers and won’t end a debate over whether the attacks were really a cause.
No Link Between Cancer and 9/11 Debris
Well this may complicate things. A New York City health-department study, released Tuesday, has found “no clear link” between cancer and 9/11 debris. The report, to be published in Wednesday’s issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association comes only months after the federal government added 58 different types of cancer to the list of illnesses covered by the $4.3 billion World Trade Center Fund.
Report: 9/11 First Responders at High Risk for Three Cancer Types
New study says cases are 40 percent higher, but it’s difficult to gauge health fallout.