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Workers Who Survived 9/11 Near Ground Zero Now Battle For Their Lives. On September 11, 2001, Chris was walking to his job on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange when he heard a plane flying too close to the Manhattan skyline. The next thing he knew, he saw smoke barreling through the street. He found himself in a suit and tie, covered in soot, jumping along with 10 of his coworkers into a boat that his wife navigated from their home in Brooklyn to the South Street Seaport.

Even Among Firefighters, 9/11 Responders See Increased Cancer Risk. After all, they routinely encounter toxic smoke containing plastics, carbon monoxide, cyanide, hydrogen chloride, benzene, and more. However, a recent study conducted by the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) reveals that not only do the firefighters and EMTs who responded to the World Trade Center on 9/11 and in the rescue, recovery, and cleanup efforts that followed have a higher incidence of cancer than the general population, but they even have a higher incidence of cancer than other firefighters.

9/11 Families Continue to Demand Answers About Saudi Connection. There has long been a belief that Saudi government officials were not only aware that the attack was being planned but that they provided critical support to the first hijackers who arrived in the U.S.

Do the cancers experienced by 9/11 responders and survivors present differently than in individuals who acquired the same cancer through a different cause? Study Finds Prostate Cancer Occurred Early in WTC Responders.

On September 11, 2001, terrorists killed nearly three thousand people in the deadliest attack in U.S. history, when commercial airplanes full of passengers collided into the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center, and the Pentagon. Here are the Deaths That Have Happened Since 9/11. All of the passengers aboard a third commercial airline perished when the plane crashed into the ground at Shanksville, PA.

The Census Bureau reports that the average American moves once every five years. The majority of these moves involve changing residence within the same county. However, others involve moves to another part of a state, a different state, or abroad. What if My Bank Account or Address Has Changed Since My Last 9/11 Benefits Payment?

Thousands of people lost their lives in the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Although many lives were lost on the day itself, the impact on human life and health continues to this day. When Can I Expect to Receive My VCF Payment, and Will the Payment Be Prorated?

A bipartisan group from the U.S. House of Representatives called on representatives from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and federal contractor Logistics Health Incorporated (LHI) to provide a briefing about services—or lack thereof—provided to survivors and first responders of 9/11. LHI contracts to provide medical services for those affected by 9/11 who no longer live in the New York metropolitan area, which includes about 24,000 patients.

For the past ten years, one of the main sources of compensation for individuals who suffered a medical condition because of their exposure to the toxic dust at the 9/11 terror attack sites has been the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF). This fund has awarded billions of dollars to claimants in the two decades since 9/11, with claims increasing in recent years as more people learn about VCF and doctors diagnose more 9/11-related medical conditions. How Much Money Did Each Victim Receive Through the VCF Fund? More information regarding the VCF fund or your potential eligibility, speak with our experienced 911 injury lawyers today.

How Is It Different From the WTC Health Program?

In the two decades since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Lower Manhattan, at the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, researchers have sought answers to questions about the long-term health impacts of exposure to toxic materials at the attack sites. At the same time, the federal government has worked to ensure that impacted individuals have access to health care and monitoring for conditions linked to those exposures.