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Terror in the Dust: Increased risk for three cancers
It’s a story we’ve been reporting on for more than a decade: The health of the brave, heroic responders who breathed in the dust, debris and fumes at the World Trade Center site in the hours, days and years following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
9/11 responders may have higher risk of some cancers
Rescue and recovery workers who provided aid after the World Trade Center attacks may have an increased risk of certain types of cancer, including prostate and thyroid cancers, a new study suggests.
No Clear Link Between Cancer and 9/11 Debris, Study Finds
Six months after the federal government added cancer to the list of sicknesses covered by the $4.3 billion World Trade Center fund, a New York City health department study has found no clear link between cancer and the dust, debris and fumes released by the burning wreckage of the twin towers.
Staten Islanders still waiting for Zadroga money
Staten Island 9/11 first responders and other workers who were sickened with cancers, respiratory diseases and other illnesses after working at the World Trade Center site are now taking a hit to their wallets.
State’s Top Court Increases 3 Police Pensions in Claims of 9/11-Related Illness
The state’s highest court on Thursday awarded enhanced pension benefits to two retired New York City police officers who said they were sickened by their work at the World Trade Center site, overturning a pension board’s ruling that their cancers were not related to ground zero. The widow of another officer also won enhanced benefits.
New York court says Ground Zero police entitled to disability benefits
New York state’s top court has cleared the way for two New York City police officers who were diagnosed with cancer after working at Ground Zero following the September 11 attacks to collect disability benefits.
John Feal talks about the pace of 9/11 compensation
John Feal talks about money being slow to roll out for the 9/11 victims who are entitled to compensation from the Zadroga Bill.
Sen. Chuck Schumer decries slow pace of 9/11 victim compensation funds
‘The compensation fund better … begin getting these dollars out the door by Christmas,’ he said. The fund for those sickened by the attacks became operational in October 2011 but has yet to dispense any money.
Nearly two years after Zadroga bill signed, Ground Zero workers and others sickened or injured in 9/11 attacks haven’t been paid
Ground Zero responders and lower Manhattan residents sickened or injured in the 9/11 attacks can forget about any financial help from Uncle Sam before the holidays. Nearly two years after President Obama signed the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act on Jan. 2, 2011, no one has gotten a dime.
Crowley: reverse Zadroga Act cuts
Congressman Joe Crowley (D-Queens, Bronx) joined the chorus of legislators lambasting potential cuts to funding for the Zadroga Act through a sequestration deal cooked up by Congress last winter to shove the nation toward a balanced budget.