Cancer toll on 9/11 survivors intensifies 25 years after the attacks
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A Washington Post analysis finds cancer diagnoses among 9/11 survivors have surged, with aid for cancer treatment tripling in recent years as enrollment in the World Trade Center Health Program reaches record levels, underscoring the ongoing health toll of the 2001 dust exposure despite limitations of self-enrollment.
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