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“Federal health authorities Friday recommended that 50 types of cancer be added to the list of covered illnesses for people who were exposed to toxins at the site of the World Trade Center in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/08/us/new-york-wtc-cancer/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
“The proposal, issued by Dr. John Howard, director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, asks that the World Trade Center Health Program accept the recommendations of its Science/Technical Advisory Committee… The estimated cost for the total cancer treatment ranges between $14.5 million and $33 million, the proposal said.”
One key word in the article is “recommended.” We do not know what the final decision will be. Then it may be more telling as to which cancers are not approved as statistics for these are not desired due to their likely radioactive source.
We note the 33 (naturally.) And even the limiting $ amount is absurd due to the number of responders and the cost of “standard” cancer treatment for each one. Also obscene is the 5-year cutoff date. Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors are still getting cancer now.