CNN: Firefighters responding to 9/11 at increased cancer risk

As we approach the 10-year anniversary of September 11, let’s not forget that the threat of developing cancer still hangs over New York City’s bravest. From the article:

It is an unexpected finding considering that for most cancers, the latency period — the time between exposure to a carcinogen and expression of disease — tends to span decades.

“My initial bias was that for the first 10 or 15 years we would not see an increase,” said Prezant. “That’s another reason I think our findings are so strong, because I actually thought we would find the opposite.”

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