Fifteen men have been diagnosed with breast cancer following exposure to Ground Zero after the September 11 terror attacks. It is also possible many more men have been affected because the data is based on the client list of a law firm that specializes in 9/11 health cases.
Michael Barash, of Barasch McGarry Salzman & Penson, represents thousands of victims who have sought compensation for 9/11-related illnesses. He said male breast cancer usually effects one in every 100,000 men. His office has seen at least 20 cases.
15 men who lived and worked around Ground Zero in New York City have developed breast cancer according to a report by the New York Post https://t.co/Hbi2ZMz0DX
— NewsRadio WFLA (@WFLANews) September 6, 2018
To date, 68 forms of cancer have been reported in survivors of 9/11. A report from USA Today estimates that by the end of the year, more people will have died from the toxic exposure from the terror attack than those who were killed on that day. So far, more than 2,000 deaths have been attributed to September 11 illnesses.
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