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    Barasch & McGarry Recognizes Leukemia Awareness Month

    By Michael Barasch

    September is Leukemia Awareness Month. If you worked, lived, or went to school in Lower Manhattan on or after 9/11 – or if you were at Ground Zero as a responder – you have a higher risk of developing respiratory illness and 69 different types of cancer from exposure to Ground Zero toxins, including leukemia. […]

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    The 24th Remembrance of 9/11: We Take it Personally. We Continue Fighting.

    By Michael Barasch

    On the 24th year of remembering the September 11, 2001 attacks, we honorthe sacrifices of the first responders and volunteers who were at the WTC andPentagon on the day of the attacks and who participated in the rescue andrecovery efforts during the following 8 months. We also honor the downtowncivilians, including the office workers, students, […]

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    Barasch & McGarry Recognizes Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

    By Michael Barasch

    Nearly half a million first responders and people working, living, and studying in Lower Manhattan on or after 9/11 have a dramatically higher risk of developing respiratory illnesses and 69 different types of cancer as a result of their exposure to World Trade Center toxins, including prostate cancer. Barasch & McGarry represents nearly 7,000 members of […]

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    Thousands of Former Students and Teachers at Risk of 9/11-Related Cancers

    By Michael Barasch

    There were dozens of schools in the Ground Zero exposure zone on and after 9/11, from Stuyvesant High School in Battery Park City to Murry Bergtraum High School on the Lower East Side. In addition, there were other educational institutions, including Pace University, New York Law School, and the Borough of Manhattan Community College. Tragically, […]

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    Barasch & McGarry Recognizes World Lung Cancer Day

    By Michael Barasch

    August 1 is World Lung Cancer Day. If you were there as a first responder or you worked, lived, or studied in Lower Manhattan on or after 9/11, you have a higher risk of developing many respiratory illnesses and 69 different types of cancer resulting from exposure to Ground Zero toxins, including lung cancer. Within […]

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  • Were You There?

    If you were in Lower Manhattan on 9/11 or in the 8 months that followed, you may be eligible for compensation through the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund. Call us at 888-351-9421 or contact us online for a free case evaluation.

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    Your 9/11 Compensation Award Will Not Reduce Awards to Other 9/11 Victims

    By Michael Barasch

    If you were in Lower Manhattan below Canal Street between 9/11 and May 30, 2002, you have the right to register with the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF), even if you are currently healthy. And, if you are diagnosed with any of the 69 different types of cancer and many respiratory illnesses resulting from exposure to Ground Zero […]

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