CBSnews.com – "Cancer Coverage Recommended for Ground Zero Workers"

The recommendation that 50 types of cancers be covered is the latest step in a decade-long struggle for ground zero workers to get the government to agree their illnesses were caused by toxins there.

The recommendation that 50 types of cancers be covered is the latest step in a decade-long struggle for ground zero workers to get the government to agree their illnesses were caused by toxins there.

The recommendation is partly based on a soon-to-be-released study of 20,000 ground zero workers conducted by Dr. Phil Landrigan, director of the World Trade Center Health Program at the Mount Sinai Medical Center. Learn more