Science Talk: World Trade Center-Exposed NYC Firefighters Face Increased Cancer Risk

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September 1, 2011 – Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Montefiore Medical Center and the Fire Department of the City of New York have found that New York City firefighters exposed to the 9/11 World Trade Center disaster site face an increased risk of developing cancer. The study was published in the 2011 9/11 Special Issue of The Lancet.