Zadroga Act • Victim Compensation Fund • WTC Health Program
Prostate & Breast Cancer in the 9/11 Community: After Skin Cancers, These Are the Most Common Cancers
Both women and men who were first responders or who were working, living, or studying in Lower Manhattan on or after 9/11 have a higher risk of developing respiratory illnesses and 68 different types of cancer from exposure to Ground Zero toxins. Skin cancers are the most common cancer in the 9/11 community, and breast cancer and prostate cancer are the second and third most common.
If you were there, you are at risk – even more than twenty years after 9/11 – despite initial claims by government officials that the air was safe to breathe.
Barasch & McGarry represents 1,500 women in the 9/11 community with breast cancer, and more than 3,800 responders and survivors with prostate cancer.
There are some common misconceptions about breast cancer & prostate cancer in the 9/11 community.
If you were there and develop a 9/11-related illness, you are eligible to access the free World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program and the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) – regardless of family history or any other factor. Even if your parents, grandparents, and other family members all had breast cancer or prostate cancer, you are eligible.
Similarly, men who develop breast cancer are also eligible. Indeed, Barasch & McGarry represents dozens of men who developed breast cancer from their exposure to Ground Zero toxins.
4 replies on “Prostate & Breast Cancer in the 9/11 Community: After Skin Cancers, These Are the Most Common Cancers”
I worked at One NY Plaza at the time of 9/11. I was there on the day of the event and walked up the FDR drive through the rainfall of ash and debris. For the next two years I commuted from NJ Transit –> Hoboken terminal via the NY Waterway ferry to lower Manhattan walking past the WTC site daily. In 2015 I developed a meningioma (non-malignant brain tumor) that was removed. In 2021 I had Mohs surgery, which was non-cancerous. I’d be interested to hear if there is any recourse ar action steps that could be taken as a result of these issues. Thanks.
Hi Bennett, We’re sorry to hear about your health. Please call us as soon as possible at 800-657-0326 so we can discuss your eligibility for the free World Trade Center Health Program or the permanently extended and funded $10+ Billion Victim Compensation Fund. Take care.
My husband was there at 9/11. He worked across the street at One Liberty Plaza. He seen the plane actually crash into the building. He also seen people jumping out of windows. He has severe PTSD from this. He drinks everyday to forget the memories. Does the WTC Health Fund cover mental illness from the affects of that day?
Hi Laura, We’re sorry to hear about your husband’s health. Please call us as soon as possible at 800-657-0326 so we can discuss his eligibility for the free World Trade Center Health Program or the permanently extended and funded $10+ Billion Victim Compensation Fund. Take care.