Even Among Firefighters, 9/11 Responders See Increased Cancer Risk
Even Among Firefighters, 9/11 Responders See Increased Cancer Risk. After all, they routinely encounter toxic smoke containing plastics, carbon monoxide, cyanide, hydrogen chloride, benzene, and more. However, a recent study conducted by the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) reveals that not only do the firefighters and EMTs who responded to the World Trade Center on 9/11 and in the rescue, recovery, and cleanup efforts that followed have a higher incidence of cancer than the general population, but they even have a higher incidence of cancer than other firefighters.