uterine cancer

Barasch & McGarry now represents four hundred 9/11 responders and survivors who have been diagnosed with uterine or endometrial cancer. All of these clients were, until 2023, excluded from the 9/11 community. In January 2023, the World Trade Center Health Program and the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund added uterine and endometrial cancers as covered conditions […]

September is Uterine Cancer Awareness Month. In early 2023, after years of tireless advocacy by the 9/11 community, the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program and the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) finally added uterine and endometrial cancers to the list of conditions eligible for free health care and compensation. Barasch & McGarry Partner Sara Director was […]

Only a month after the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program started covering uterine and endometrial cancer, Barasch & McGarry secured a substantial award from the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) for a 9/11 office worker who has been diagnosed with terminal uterine cancer. The program previously covered all other major types of cancer, except […]

9/11 first responders and survivors who develop uterine cancer as a result of their exposure to Ground Zero toxins could become eligible for free health care and compensation from the World Trade Center Health Program and the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF). The health program’s Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee recently voted to study whether Ground Zero […]

A bipartisan group in the U.S. House of Representatives has publicly called on the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program to expedite its decision on whether to include uterine cancer as a covered condition eligible for free health care. The group of representatives from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut – led by Congresswoman Mikie […]