Bottom Line: Two studies and a related editorial report on cancer risk for firefighters with the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) exposed to the wreckage of the World Trade Center during rescue and recovery work following the attacks on September 11, 2001.
Why The Research Is Interesting: The wreckage of the World Trade Center created environmental exposures to known and suspected carcinogens.
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( doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2018.0504 (Zeig-Owens); doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2018.0097 (Landgren); doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2018.0498 (Brawley)
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