9/11 police have cancer

Researchers say a small number of young police officers who took part in the World Trade Centre rescue and clean-up operation after the September 11 2001 terror attacks have developed an immune system cancer.

9/11 police have cancer
Mon, 10 Aug, 2009 - 09:51

Researchers say a small number of young police officers who took part in the World Trade Centre rescue and clean-up operation after the September 11 2001 terror attacks have developed an immune system cancer.

The numbers are tiny, and experts do not know whether there is any link between the multiple myeloma cases and toxins released during the disaster.

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