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9/11 Cancer Study Won’t Settle Debate Over Possible Risks Linked to Attacks
The study comes just a few months after the federal government added dozens of types of cancer to a list of illnesses related to the 9/11 attacks that will be covered by a program to pay for health coverage.
Some Cancer Risks Higher in 9/11 Recovery Workers: Study
The workers who toiled at the World Trade Center site after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks may have higher-than-average risks of certain cancers, health officials reported.
Study Finds No Clear Link Between 9/11 Debris Exposure and Cancer
Six months ago, the federal government added cancer to the list of sicknesses covered by the $4.3 billion World Trade Center fund. On Tuesday, it was revealed that a New York City health department study has found no clear link between cancer and the dust, debris, and fumes that were released by the wreckage of the twin towns, which fell in a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001.
9/11 Health Concerns: Increased Risk for 3 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.
Twin towers dust tied to some cancers, not others
Rescue and recovery workers exposed to airborne debris from the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center in New York are, overall, no more likely to develop cancer than unexposed people are, a new analysis of medical data shows. But a closer look at the records finds that three malignancies stand as exceptions: cancers of the thyroid and prostate and a blood cancer called multiple myeloma.
Study Finds Increased Rate Of 3 Types Of Cancer Among 9/11 Recovery Workers
The most comprehensive study on whether the toxins in the air at ground zero after 9/11 are linked to cancers is unlikely to end the debate over health questions.
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.