Twenty years on, responders to the World Trade Center attacks in New York City are showing increased risks of certain cancers, two new studies confirm.
It's been known that World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers have above-average rates of certain cancers.researchers found that increased risks of prostate cancer began showing up surprisingly early
Often, cancer has a long latency — meaning it develops many years after a person's initial exposure to a carcinogen.And that, he said, could inform medical follow-up of responders to other large-scale disasters, such as major wildfires. Two specific cancers stood out: New York City firefighters had more than double the risk of thyroid cancer, and a 39% higher risk of prostate cancer. They were also typically about four years younger when diagnosed with cancer, the researchers reported.
He agreed that the period between exposure and increased risk of prostate cancer was shorter than expected. In the new study that focused on prostate cancer, Hall's team looked at data on nearly 54,400 men who responded to the World Trade Center disaster — including firefighters, police, paramedics, construction workers, volunteers and clean-up workers.
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