Childhood Cancers

Compensation and Care for 9/11 Childhood Cancer Victims

Our team is one big family, with families at the core of our lives at home. For this reason, we can only imagine the feeling of hearing the news of a childhood cancer diagnosis in any person’s family. With this in mind, we passionately fight for and represent childhood cancer cases in front of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund. 

Children Exposed to Toxins at Ground Zero

Along with the many local residents and those who worked in Downtown Manhattan, there were young children who unknowingly breathed in and swallowed toxic dust and asbestos. Months and years later, these children have been diagnosed with 9/11-related childhood cancer. These related cases were added to the 9/11 cancer list after there was a noted increase in similar claims. The care of each child and family is our top priority at Hansen & Rosasco, LLP. Our WTC compensation lawyers have continued to fight for the care and compensation of every 9/11 victim since 2001. 

9/11 Childhood Cancer Eligibility

When determining if a cancer is a “childhood cancer” covered by the WTC Health Program and the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, it is important to know that this condition is defined based on the child’s age when the cancer was first diagnosed by a physician or health care provider, and not the age that the individual is when registering with the WTCHP or filing a claim for 9/11 cancer compensation.

“Childhood cancers” include, but are not limited to the following types, in anyone under the age of 20 at the time of first diagnosis: