Toxic After-Effects Still Haunt 9/11 Responders

Cancer links are seen among the many ills that have surfaced since the Twin Towers fell

By Amanda Gardner
HealthDay Reporter SOURCES: Michael Crane, M.D., director, World Trade Center Health Program, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City; Sean Callan, New York City; Len Horovitz, pulmonary specialist, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City; Marilynn Prince-Fiocco, M.D., associate professor of internal medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and pulmonologist/critical care physician, Scott & White, Temple, Texas; Philip Landrigan, M.D., dean, global health, and chairman, preventive medicine, Mount Sinai Medical School, New York City; letter, U.S. Congress members, Sept. 17, 2010; Sept. 3, 2011, The Lancet

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