WTC Health Program

Every November, we recognize Lung Cancer Awareness Month — a time to highlight one of the most common cancers affecting the 9/11 community. More than two decades after the attacks, thousands of responders, survivors, and downtown residents continue to face serious health consequences from exposure to World Trade Center toxins. Among the 69 cancers linked […]

September is Lymphoma Awareness Month. The half a million first responders and survivors who were working, living, and studying in Lower Manhattan on and after 9/11 have a higher risk of developing respiratory illness and 69 different types of cancer from their exposure to Ground Zero toxins, including lymphoma. Barasch & McGarry represents nearly 1,500 members […]

September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month. There were nearly half a million first responders and survivors working, living, and studying in Lower Manhattan on and after 9/11 who have a higher risk of developing respiratory illness and 69 different types of cancer linked to the Ground Zero toxins, including thyroid cancer. Barasch & McGarry represents 1,500 […]

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. […]

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, […]

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 […]