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A new finding has failed to find a link between the dust and smoke of 9/11 and first responders' cancer. This means that, in the near future, the 9/11 responders compensation fund will not go toward cancer treatment.
The findings were released by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), which is tasked by federal law to conduct research to determine the extent of the James Zadroga Act, which funds $4.3 billion for monitoring, treatment, and compensation for first responders over the course of the next 5 years, commencing this January 2.
NIOSH's report surveyed 18 published studies on the cancer effects of 9/11, 5 of which were peer-reviewed. The results of these studies were mixed, and therefore a possible connection could not be ascertained. In fact, it is difficult to prove that 9/11 caused a spike in cancer rates, since cancer is so prevalent in the American population anyway.
Cancer normally takes 5 to 20 years to develop, and the fact that we are now 10 years out after the 2001 attacks has left some disappointed in the results of this study. Critics believe that it is a shame to have the Zadroga fund pay for asthma and fractured limbs, without treating cancer. The New York Times reported that the head of the 9/11 research program at Mount Sinai had researched and noticed a peculiar increase in certain cancer types among 9/11 responders.
Three New York representatives expressed disappointment, as well as confidence that a second analysis in mid-2012 will release more certain results.
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