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Nicholas Finelli, NYPD officer from Hawthorne, died of 9/11-related cancer, family says
Nicholas Finelli, a former New York City police officer who was among the first responders to the World Trade Center terror attacks on 9/11, died Saturday from cancer that his family believes he developed at the site.
Kidney donor for hero
A 9/11 hero in desperate need of a kidney transplant has been rescued by a big-hearted anonymous donor.
9/11 cancer kills cop, 60
Nicholas Finelli, a 30-year NYPD veteran, died yesterday of esophageal cancer related to the 9/11 attacks. He was 60. Finelli worked in the 43rd Precinct in The Bronx and was a member of the NYPD Traffic Squad Benevolent Association.
Peeved SI pol in 9/11 diss
Staten Island Rep. Michael Grimm is refusing to back a bill that would end the sequestration of 9/11 victims’ compensation funds because he wasn’t invited to a press conference, according to an organizer.
Widow of NYPD detective killed by cancer fighting for 9/11 benefits
Ten years after cancer-stricken NYPD Det. Thomas Weiner received a promotion on his deathbed from Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, his family is still fighting for recognition that he died from working at Ground Zero.
Charles J. Wassil, Jr., 52, Peekskill Detective, Sept. 11 First Responder
Charles J. Wassil, Jr., a 9/11 responder and detective with the Peekskill Police Department, died May 1. He was 52.
Cancer rates elevated for some 9/11 responders
The members of Congress who were most instrumental in passing the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 said a finding of elevated cancer rates among first responders to the 2001 terrorist attack further justified the need…
Cancer Incidence in World Trade Center Rescue and Recovery Workers, 2001-2008
Cancers among 20,984 consented participants in the WTC Health Program were identified through linkage to state tumor registries in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania.
9/11 First Responders Show 15% Increased Risk of Cancer
Cancer among 9/11 responders is 15 percent higher than among the general population say researchers in a study published yesterday in Environmental Health Perspectives.
More Ground Zero Junk Science
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine researchers reported this week that 9/11 responders have so far had 15 percent more cancer than people not exposed to Ground Zero.