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What is Causing the Increased Detection Rate of 9/11-Related Thyroid Cancer?
Medical surveillance – and not the increase of thyroid cancer itself – has been found to be the primary reason for the increased detection rate of 9/11-related thyroid cancer diagnoses among World Trade Center-exposed male firefighters, according to the results of a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. So, what does this mean? Simply stated, through routine testing many of the firefighters were diagnosed with asymptomatic thyroid cancers – which means they were not experiencing…
What Are “Covered” 9/11-Related Illnesses?
If you were a worker, resident, first responder or student who was present in the 9/11 NYC “Exposure Zone” area of Lower Manhattan on September 11, 2001 or the months that followed, and have been diagnosed with cancer since then, there’s a chance your illness may be directly related to the toxic air from the terrorist attacks.
How do I know if my illness is 9/11-related?
The first step is to check the list of …
What Medical Conditions Does the World Trade Center Health Program Cover?
The World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program covers a host of 9/11-related illnesses and provides medical and mental health services at no cost to those who meet eligibility requirements for the Program.
What is covered?
The WTC Health Program covers the costs associated with the monitoring and treatment services of adverse health conditions, including cancer, that resulted from exposure to the toxic air from the 9/11 terrorist attacks. (View a complete list of Covered Conditions.)…
How do I prove that I was in the “NYC Exposure Zone” in Downtown Manhattan (south of Canal Street) to be eligible for the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF)?
How do I prove that I was in the “NYC Exposure Zone” in Downtown Manhattan (south of Canal Street) to be eligible for the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF)?
Now, 19 years since September 11, 2001, the most difficult hurdle to overcome is to prove eligibility for the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF). You must have proof to support the strict evidence requirements that you were in the “NYC Exposure Zone.” This strict evidence is…
COVID-19 Puts 9/11 Community at Heightened Risk for Severe Life-Threatening Illness
COVID-19 coronavirus deaths in New York have now passed 14,000 as of April 20, 2020. This horrific number is more than the deaths on 9/11 itself and 9/11-related deaths to date – combined. It is likely that COVID-19 deaths will permanently eclipse 9/11 deaths to date and future related deaths. This is yet another tragedy for New Yorkers, and all Americans, to overcome.
Sadly, the combination of a serious 9/11-related underlying condition with the coronavirus…
Health Benefits for 9/11 Survivors During the Coronavirus Crisis
Health Benefits for 9/11 Survivors During the Coronavirus Crisis
The World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program fully recognizes the danger that the COVID-19 poses to 9/11 first responders and survivors – the Downtown NYC workers, residents, and students, among others.
In spite of the difficulties brought on by COVID-19, the WTC Health Program continues its mission of providing medical monitoring and treatment for first responders and anyone else (e.g., residents, employees, students) who became injured…
Which Downtown Manhattan Employers have been Impacted the Most by 9/11 Cancers?
Sadly, every week, the 9/11 lawyers at Hansen & Rosasco, LLP are contacted by current or past employees of the following companies. These employees have been diagnosed with one or more of 70 types of cancer since the dust and fumes enveloped Lower Manhattan and Wall Street on September 11, 2001 and in the months that followed.
What follows is a list of the Downtown Manhattan and Wall Street employers whose employees frequently request our…
What Was in the Dust from the World Trade Center?
The answer is the carcinogen asbestos. Exposure to asbestos causes the deadly cancer mesothelioma.
In a Scientific American article, David Biello pointed out that burning plastic and asbestos released countless dioxins into the air upon the destruction of the Twin Towers. Ironically, the purpose of using asbestos in the construction of these structures was to serve as a flame retardant. Hundreds of tons of asbestos were part of the World Trade Center. Millions of asbestos…
9/11 VCF Names New Director of Communications and External Affairs
