New York - US firefighters who first reached the World Trade Centre, which was attacked by terrorists a decade ago, are 19 percent more likely to have cancer than those not exposed to cancer-causing materials at the site, the medical journal The Lancet re
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Sean Callan, a stone mason in New York City, was working just seven blocks from the World Trade Center when he heard the explosion of the first plane hitting the North Tower on Sept. 11, 2001.
Ten years after the terrorist attacks, cancer is still not on the government's official list of ills caused by exposure to the Twin Towers debris. This leaves many first responders searching for help.