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Coronavirus Finds WTC Responders, Survivors Especially Vulnerable
Among the scores of city civil servants who have died in the COVID-19 pandemic have been 9/11 World Trade Center cancer survivors like Det. Robert Cardona, who joined the NYPD in July 2001…
FDNY EMT who responded to rescue, recovery efforts at World Trade Center, dies of COVID-19
An FDNY Emergency Medical Technician died due to complications from COVID-19, the department announced Tuesday.
FDNY EMT who responded to 9/11 dies of coronavirus
John Redd, an FDNY EMT who gave first-aid instruction to panicked 911 callers waiting for an ambulance has died of complications from coronavirus, the FDNY said Tuesday.
Evaluation of Medical Surveillance and Incidence of Post-September 11, 2001, Thyroid Cancer in World Trade Center-Exposed Firefighters and Emergency Medical Service Workers.
Elevated incidence rates of thyroid cancer among World Trade Center (WTC)-exposed individuals may be associated with the identification of asymptomatic cancers during medical surveillance.
The Role of Medical Surveillance in Increased Post-9/11 Thyroid Cancer in World Trade Center-Exposed Workers
A new study examined whether there is a correlation between medical surveillance and incidence of post-Sept. 11, 2001, thyroid cancer among World Trade Center (WTC)-exposed firefighters and emergency medical service workers.
High thyroid cancer rate among 9/11 responders likely due to heightened surveillance
An increased rate of thyroid cancers observed among firefighters who responded to the 9/11 World Trade Center attack may be associated with heightened surveillance rather than an increase in disease…
Hero Down: NYPD Asst. Chief John ‘Jack’ McManus Succumbs To 9/11-Related Cancer
Retired New York Police Department Assistant Chief John “Jack” McManus devoted 40 years to his law enforcement career.
Retired NYPD sergeant fighting for disability pension dies of 9/11-related cancer
Retired NYPD Sgt. Sean Cameron, who was fighting the city to get disability pension for his 9/11-related cancer, lost his battle with the disease earlier this month, his family told the Daily News.
NYPD Veteran Who Survived 9/11 Cancer Dies From Coronavirus Complications
A veteran New York Police Department detective who survived cancer linked to 9/11 has died from complications of the coronavirus.
Steve Brickman, retired FDNY firefighter, dies of 9/11-related illness at 57
Steve Brickman of Jamesport, a retired FDNY firefighter who spent nearly two weeks at ground zero following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, died Sunday of illness attributed to 9/11, according to the FDNY.