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Retired FDNY firefighter dies of cancer caused by delivering supplies to WTC after 9/11

A retired FDNY firefighter who helped ferry supplies back and forth to the World Trade Center site for months after the 9/11 attacks died Thursday from a cancer caused by Ground Zero toxins, family said.

Risk Factors for Depression Among Civilians After the 9/11 World Trade Center Terrorist Attacks: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

The development of depressive symptoms among the population of civilians who were not directly involved in recovery or rescue efforts…

Ex-FDNY who died of 9/11 cancer laid to rest

Retired Firefighter Keith R. Young died of brain cancer at 53.

Parental posttraumatic stress and child behavioral problems in world trade center responders.

We investigated trans-generational associations between Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms in World Trade Center (WTC) responders and behavioral problems in their children.

Watertown Firefighter Who Was a 9/11 First Responder Passes Away at 61

A Watertown firefighter who was a first responder to the World Trade Center site on 9/11 has passed away at the age of 61.

Obituary: The 9/11 rescuers who died a day apart, 17 years on

When Thomas Phelan and Keith Young died within a day of each other last week, it was as a result of cancer, from which both had been suffering.

FBI agent dies from brain cancer linked to 9/11 attack on Pentagon

For 10 weeks after 9/11, FBI Special Agent Melissa S. Morrow spent hours upon hours sifting through the toxic terrorist crash site at the Pentagon.

KC FBI Agent, 9/11 first responder to be honored in death after courageous battle with brain cancer

Special Agent Melissa S. Morrow’s death is considered a “Line of Duty” death after 9/11 service

FBI: Agent’s cancer death due to Sept. 11 terror attacks

The FBI says one of its first responders to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks has died of brain cancer linked to exposure to contaminants.

FBI: Agent’s cancer death due to Sept. 11 terror attacks

The FBI says one of its first responders to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks has died of brain cancer linked to exposure to contaminants.