Canadian Firefighter Magazine

A study says 9/11 first responders survive cancers at higher rates. Why?

By A. Martinez & Allison Aubrey, NPR   

Headlines News Health and Wellness 9/11 cancer

Because of toxins linked to Ground Zero, first responders have higher rates of certain cancers. A study says that group is more likely to survive the cancers, perhaps because of the care they receive. NPR reports. | READ MORE

Print this page
Stories continue below


Related
Twenty years later, Canadians reflect on their efforts after the 9/11 attacks
Firefighters rescue woman who fell from tree
Firefighters perform rope rescue at Webster’s Falls
Fire whirl caused fatal air tanker crash: TSB