Ruling Clears Way for 9/11 Health Fund to Cover Cancers
A federal health official’s ruling has cleared the way for 50 different types of
cancer to be added to the list of sicknesses covered by a $4.3 billion fund set
up to compensate and treat people exposed to the toxic smoke, dust and fumes in
the months after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack.
The decision, released on Friday afternoon, came as a vindication for hundreds
and perhaps thousands of people who have claimed — often in the face of
resistance from public health officials — that their cancers were caused by
their exposure to the dust cloud and debris thrown up in the aftermath of the
attack.
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