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Nearly 49,000 Sept. 11 Responders and Survivors Now Diagnosed with Cancer
Nearly 50,000 individuals face cancers linked to 9/11 exposure, with 409 FDNY members dead; funding shortfalls threaten the World Trade Center Health Program's future support.
- Nearly 50,000 people have been reported with 9/11-related cancers, according to data from the CDC.
- Jeffrey Wolkin, a cab driver who helped during 9/11, has stage 4 esophageal cancer with a 3% chance of survival, as reported by his son, Joseph Wolkin.
- Cab drivers like Wolkin are underrepresented in health programs, according to Patrick Rheaume from Barasch & McGarry.
- On the 24th anniversary of the attacks, Eric Shawn revealed he has 9/11-related cancer live on Fox & Friends, highlighting the ongoing health crisis from the attacks.
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right6Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution42% Center
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- 42% of the sources are Center
42% Center
L 26%
C 42%
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