What exactly was in those dark masses of dust when the World Trade Center towers fell? And what was the impact on nearby humans? Click and find out.
Those living and working near Ground Zero during or after 9/11 may be diagnosed with cancer many years later. Find out more about cancer ‘latency periods.’
Many 9/11 survivors who lived, worked and went to school in the “toxic cloud” exposure zone in the months following the attacks have yet to be screened for possible illnesses associated with the smoke and debris at and around ground zero. Among those that have been screened, numerous have dealt with pension systems that are quick to reject their claims.
Radio personality and advocate Curtis Sliwa talks about the increase of cancer cases diagnosed among students who were at a Lower Manhattan school near Ground Zero in New York.
The New York Post recently reported that a growing number of students, faculty, staff, rescue and recovery workers who were present at Stuyvesant High School in the months after 9/11 have since been diagnosed with cancers and other illnesses. The elite lower Manhattan high school is located only four blocks from Ground Zero.
