WTC-Linked Illnesses & Cancers
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Below is a complete list of 9/11-related illnesses eligible for the Victim Compensation Fund. The most common categories in that list are aerodigestive disorders, diseases that affect breathing airways (lungs) and the upper digestive tract, and cancers.
List of Eligible Non-Cancerous Conditions
Airway & Digestive Disorders
Diseases and conditions effecting the lungs and upper digestive tract present in 9/11 responders and survivors.
- Interstitial lung diseases.
- Chronic respiratory disorder
- Asthma
- Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome (RADS)
- WTC-exacerbated and new-onset chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Chronic cough syndrome
- Upper airway hyperreactivity
- Chronic rhinosinusitis
- Chronic nasopharyngitis
- Chronic laryngitis
- Gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD)
- Sleep apnea
List of 69 Eligible Cancers
Blood & Lymphoid Tissue
- Hodgkin’s disease
- Follicular (nodular) non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- Diffuse non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- Peripheral and cutaneous T-cell lymphomas
- Other and unspecified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- Malignant immunoproliferative diseases
- Multiple myeloma and malignant plasma cell neoplasms
- Lymphoid leukemia
- Myeloid leukemia
- Monocytic leukemia
- Other leukemias of specified cell type
- Leukemia of unspecified cell type
- Myeloid malignancies
- Other and unspecified malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related
Breast
- Malignant neoplasm of breast
Digestive System
- Malignant neoplasm of the esophagus
- Malignant neoplasm of the stomach
- Malignant neoplasm of the colon
- Malignant neoplasm of rectosigmoid junction
- Malignant neoplasm of the rectum
- Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined digestive organs
- Malignant neoplasm of the liver and intrahepatic bile ducts
- Malignant neoplasms of retroperitoneum and peritoneum
Eye & Orbit
- Malignant neoplasms of eye and adnexa
Female Reproductive Organs
- Malignant neoplasm of ovary
- Uterine Cancer
- Endometrial Cancer
Head & Neck
- Malignant neoplasm of lip
- Malignant neoplasm of base of tongue
- Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of tongue
- Malignant neoplasm of parotid gland
- Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified major salivary glands
- Malignant neoplasm of floor of mouth
- Malignant neoplasm of gum
- Malignant neoplasm of palate
- Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of mouth
- Malignant neoplasm of tonsil
- Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx
- Malignant neoplasm of nasopharynx
- Malignant neoplasm of piriform sinus
- Malignant neoplasm of the hypopharynx
- Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined conditions in the lip, oral cavity and pharynx
- Malignant neoplasms of nasal cavity
- Malignant neoplasm of accessory sinuses
- Malignant neoplasm of the larynx
Melanoma
- Malignant melanoma of skin
Mesothelioma
- Pericardium
- Peritoneum
- Pleura
Respiratory System
- Malignant neoplasms of the trachea
- Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung
- Malignant neoplasm of heart, mediastinum and pleura
- Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites in the respiratory system and intrathoracic organs
Skin (Non Melanoma)
- Other malignant neoplasms of skin
- Scrotum
Soft Tissue
- Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system
- Malignant neoplasm of other connective and soft tissue
Thyroid
- Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland
Urinary System
- Prostate Cancer
- Malignant neoplasm of bladder
- Malignant neoplasm of the kidney except renal pelvis
- Malignant neoplasm of renal pelvis
- Malignant neoplasm of ureter
- Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified urinary organs
Childhood Cancers
Defined as “Any type of cancer diagnosed in a person less than 20 years of age.”
Rare Cancers
Defined as “any type of cancer that occurs in less than 15 cases per 100,000 persons per year in the United States.” Some examples of cancer that meet the “rare cancer” definition include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Malignant neoplasm of the testis
- Neuroendocrine malignancies
- Malignant neoplasm of the male breast
- Malignant neoplasm of the gallbladder/biliary tract
- Malignant neoplasm of the small intestine
- Malignant neoplasm of the thymus
- Malignant neoplasm of the central nervous system
- Malignant neoplasm of the adrenal gland
- Gastrointestinal stromal malignancies
- Malignant neoplasm of the penis
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