at LEAST 3000, and the toll goes higher by the day.
Tragic. The 9/11 death toll rises.
Very, very sad.
Statistics are tricky things. I do not deny that there might ( and intuitively I would say is) a link between the particulates inhaled and resulting cancers. Problem with this story is that it does not identify what type of cancer the heroes died from. That does make a big difference. It is all too easy to jump on board when the cause is ‘noble’ but facts are stubborn things.
What kinds of cancers did these people die from? Was there any family history of the same cancer? Did they have any additional risks ( over weight, bad diet, smoking, drinking in excess). All of these things contribute.
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar
There will be more. Never forget.
I wonder what the point is, regarding stories like this. It’s a shame that such good men die so young. They stepped up to the plate when their country and their city needed them. No doubting that.
Sure... who knows what cocktail of exotic particulates was in the air that day? Whether it was materials on 9/11 that caused their cancer... what does that change? Perhaps it was. Do we suppose if they’d been warned about the risk they may not have gone? I doubt that very much.
Is it about blame somehow? What’s the point in that? Proving the matter one way or the other with any certainty is unlikely. So what’s the agenda that the paper is pushing?