New York Post August 31, 2026 • 09:00

9/11 cancers skyrocket nearly 1,700% as toxic toll on survivors surpasses first responders ahead of 25th anniversary - New York Post

By Carl Campanile

9/11 cancers skyrocket nearly 1,700% as toxic toll on survivors surpasses first responders ahead of 25th anniversary - New York Post

ā€œFor months afterward, you could taste the fuel in the air in the back of your throat and mouth. They kept telling us the air was safe. I don’t think it was.ā€

The number of 9/11 cancer victims has skyrocketed 1,680% over the past decade fueled by rare variations of the disease, according to new statistics released as the grim 25th anniversary of the attack… [+5355 chars]

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