Eighteen years after 9/11, the Fire Department continues to advance epidemiological research into the cancer risks not just for the department’s World Trade Center responders but for those who were subsequently hired.
According to that research, active-duty Firefighters who came on after 9/11 have an elevated risk for contracting certain cancers, according to Deputy Assistant Chief Mike Meyers, the FDNY's Chief of Safety.
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