Archive of News (2013)
9/11 2013: WTC Responders Deserve Free Cancer Treatment
1,140 9/11 responders and others exposed to the toxic fumes and debris from the World Trade Center (WTC) wreckage have been diagnosed with cancer.
WTC health center serves Staten Island residents, students, volunteers affected by Sept. 11 attacks
“If you were there, you still deserve care,” is the message of the city Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) on the 12th Anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
9/11 responder battles health issues 12 years later
For retired New York City police officer Ivan Castrillo, images of September 11, 2001 continue to come to life in his mind. Twelve years ago, the first responder arrived at Ground Zero shortly after the second tower fell.
By the numbers: The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
On the 12th anniversary of 9/11, responders and volunteers are looking ahead toward another important date: Oct. 3. Why? It’s the deadline for people who have a 9/11-associated illness to register for compensation under the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund.
Officials Remind of Deadlines for 9/11 Victims, Responders
Those injured by or made ill from the events of 9/11 have less than three weeks to register for compensation from the government
Victim Compensation Fund Deadline Approaches For Those Injured, Made Ill By 9/11 Attacks
People who were injured or became ill as a result of the September 11th terror attacks are being urged to register for the Victims Compensation Fund before the deadline on October 3.
25,000 register for Sept. 11 victim fund so far
More than 25,000 responders and survivors have registered with the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund — 7,000 just in the past two months.
Deadline To Register For 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Fast Approaching
Lawmakers Urge Anyone Who May Be Eligible To Register By Oct. 3
1,140 WTC 9/11 responders have cancer — and doctors say that number will grow
‘Sadly enough, I am here just two months, and I have identified a dozen new cancer cases, and I have another 25 patients whose diagnostic test results are pending,’ says Tina Engel, an oncology nurse in Queens, NY.
9/11 Responders Far From NYC Seek Compensation
They weren’t exposed to anywhere near the same level of ash, grit and fumes, but emergency workers who rushed to the Pentagon and the Pennsylvania countryside on 9/11 are signing up…