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FDNY chief who led Ground Zero recovery dies of 9/11-related cancer
In the dark days after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, the FDNY turned to Chief Ronald Spadafora to lead the department’s rescue and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center site.
Beloved Pike County man dies after battle with 9/11-linked leukemia
Tom Kontizas to be remembered in a Mass on Monday at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church
Head and Neck Cancer in World Trade Center Responders: A Case Series.
OBJECTIVE: To report on cases of head and neck cancer (HNC) among World Trade Center (WTC) responders participating in the WTC Health Program and seen at Rutgers WTC Center of Clinical Excellence.
Schumer supports widow’s claim for 9/11 death benefits
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said Thursday that the state Workers’ Compensation Board should grant death benefits to the widow of State Trooper Lawrence W. Lakeman.
Editorial: Pay the money to 9/11 widow, New York
Six years after answering the call to service at Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan, State Trooper Lawrence W. Lakeman died of pancreatic cancer.
Incidence and prevalence of antibody to hepatitis C virus in FDNY first responders before and after work at the World Trade Center disaster site
The goals of this study were to assess the impact of work at the World Trade Center (WTC) site in relation to new, post-9/11/2001 (9/11) antibody to hepatitis C Virus (anti-HCV)…
New Clinic to Increase Capacity in Scheduling Appointments for New Survivor Enrollees
The WTC Health Program has been working to address the time required for scheduling appointments for newly enrolled survivors…
FBI official, dead of 9/11-related cancer, remembered as number of cases grows
Hundreds of FBI officials in dark suits bowed their heads in a Virginia chapel Friday as a pastor offered a prayer to God: “Your son gave his life so that we may live.”
Behavior problems in adolescence and subsequent mental health in early adulthood: results from the World Trade Center Health Registry Cohort
The present study examined the association between 9/11-related adolescent behavioral problems on mental health outcomes in early adulthood.
Memorial service honors FBI agent who died from cancer as a result from work during Sept. 11 attack
The Sept. 11 attacks is a day that is still etched in many people’s memories. Thousands of people died that day, including many first responders.