Cancer

If you were in the 9/11 exposure zones and have been diagnosed with any of 69 cancers and many respiratory illnesses, you have the right – protected by federal law – to file a claim with the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF). The fund provides compensation for pain and suffering, as well as economic losses […]

Even if you have already received an award from the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, you or your family may become eligible for additional awards in the future if you are certified with new 9/11 illnesses. Follow John’s story below. 2012 $20,000 — John, a Goldman Sachs office worker in 2001, was exposed to 9/11 toxic […]

Katie Carter was a devoted mother and administrative assistant working in Lower Manhattan on September 11, 2001. She was caught in the dust cloud from the Twin Towers’ collapse. Her office, just a few blocks from Ground Zero, reopened in October, after the E.P.A. assured the public that “the air is safe.” Years later, Katie […]

Recently-released data from the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) reveals an exceptionally high rate of breast cancers in the 9/11 community compared with the general population. In women, the ratio can be as high as 87.04 to 1 compared to the general U.S. population, and in men the ratio is an astounding 92.30 to […]

Today, October 19, 2024, would have been the 59th birthday of NYPD Detective Luis G. Alvarez, a 9/11 hero whose testimony persuaded Congress to establish permanent compensation benefits for 9/11 community members with cancer or respiratory illness and their families.  Detective Alvarez, who appeared before Congress with comedian and 9/11 advocate Jon Stewart, died only […]

For Barasch & McGarry Attorney Destinee Salomon, the call arrived in 2019. She was a stem cell match for a stranger in a different state, who was given a less than 10% chance of surviving his illness. The Gift of Life Marrow Registry is an organization that matches potential donors with patients in need. Destinee […]