"Exposure To Toxic Dust Continues To Take Toll On 9/11 First Responders, Nearby Residents" - Peter Haskell
Exposure To Toxic Dust Continues To Take Toll On 9/11 First Responders, Nearby Residents - Peter Haskell
As the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches, the exposure to chemicals and compounds at the site is continuing to take its toll on responders and nearby residents. "We see about 10 to 15 new patients coming in with cancer every week or so," said Michael Crane, MD, director of the World Trade Center Health Program Clinical Center of Excellence at Mount Sinai. "We now have more than 5,000 people of our 70,000 survivors and responders afflicted with cancers." Now that Congress has fully funded the health program through the Zadroga Act, Dr. Crane said they can study the long-term effects of the exposure to the combination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, dioxins, asbestos fibers and other chemicals in the toxic dust at the site.
Michael Crane, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Director, World Trade Center Health Program Clinical Center of Excellence, The Mount Sinai Hospital
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