Victim Compensation Fund • Zadroga Act • 9/11 Injuries
WTC Responders at Increased Risk for Head and Neck Cancers
By Michael Barasch
As the serious medical problems associated with 9/11 exposure mount, a new cancer risk has been identified. During a four-year period, diagnoses of head and neck cancers increased by 40 percent among World Trade Center first responders. Carcinogenic particles that were inhaled by police officers, fire fighters, military personnel and others at or near Ground […]