9/11 Cancer Deaths Continue to Rise

John Feal believes more people will die from illnesses related to 9/11 than from the terrorist attack at the World Trade Center. He should know. He’s a first responder who witnesses it every day. And he is not alone in his belief. Feal, a longtime advocate for Sept. 11 survivors and those dying from diseases related to the terrorist attacks, will again host the annual naming ceremony at the 9/11 Responders Remembered Park in Smithtown, Long Island. Each year he reads the names of those who have died within the past year. And each year, the list is longer than the last. On the 17th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, Feal will read a total of 177 names — pushing the total of those who died from 9/11-related diseases past the 2,000 mark. A total of 2,753 people died at ground zero. “I’m sticking with my original prediction, that by the 20th anniversary, the number of those dying in the aftermath [from 9/11-related diseases] is going to exceed the original death toll,” Feal told Asbestos.com. “Every year now, the numbers grow. This isn’t going to end anytime soon.” Continued Suffering Is Not a Surprise Deaths and illnesses related to 9/11 have continued to climb, in part, because of the longer latency period associated with many of the diseases engulfing victims. According to the World Trade Center Health Registry, the toxic cloud created by the collapse of the twin towers exposed an estimated 410,000 people to 400 tons of pulverized concrete, glass and asbest...
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