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Study Finds Threefold Higher Cancer Risk for 9/11 First Responders
- Emergency responders to the World Trade Center collapse on 9/11 have a nearly tripled risk of lung cancer, according to a new study.
- Responders with severe exposures to World Trade Center dust have up to 2.9 times greater risk of developing lung cancer compared to minimally exposed responders.
- Those moderately exposed to toxins at the site have an 86% increased risk of lung cancer.
- The researchers stated that this appears to be the first published study to link WTC toxic exposures to later lung cancer cases.
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