cancer

February is Gallbladder and Bile Duct Cancer Awareness Month. 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 gallbladder and bile […]

June is National Cancer Survivor Month. Barasch & McGarry honors the 17 million Americans who are living with, through, and beyond their illness. Their strength and perseverance inspires us. This group includes people who were exposed to Ground Zero toxins on or after 9/11, dramatically increasing their risk of developing 68 different types of cancer. […]

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Nearly half a million first responders and survivors who were exposed to Ground Zero toxins after 9/11 have a dramatically higher risk of developing respiratory illnesses and 68 different types of cancer, including colorectal cancer. Most colorectal cancers start as a growth, called a polyp, on the inner lining […]

February is National Cancer Prevention Month. The half a million people exposed to Ground Zero toxins after 9/11 have a dramatically higher risk of developing respiratory illnesses and cancer. The World Trade Center Health Program has linked 68 different types of cancer and a host of respiratory illnesses to the 9/11 toxins, no matter your […]

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. The nearly half a million people exposed to Ground Zero toxins on  9/11 or during the 8 following months have a substantially higher risk of developing many respiratory illnesses and 68 different types of cancer, including cervical cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 14,480 new cases […]

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. The nearly 500,000 first responders and people working, living, and studying in Lower Manhattan on or after 9/11 have a higher risk of developing respiratory illnesses and 68 different types of cancer that are presumed linked to the WTC toxins, such as lung cancer. After the attacks, the toxic […]