There is current eligibility for substantial compensation from a 9/11 cancer fund for persons diagnosed with cancer who lived or worked near “Ground Zero” between Sept. 11, 2001 and May 31, 2002.

Those eligible to earn a cash payout from the 9/11 cancer fund may also be awarded medical care for their lifetime. Eligible victims include those who were exposed to thousands of cancer-causing toxins released into the air during the 9/11 attacks.

Some eligible cancer victims that may qualify for compensation include, but are not limited to:

• Firefighters, police officers and EMTs
• First responders
• Sanitation workers
• Construction workers
• City workers
• Cleaners
• 9/11 volunteers
• Out-of-state responders
• Utility workers
• Residents living below Canal Street
• Students going to school below Canal Street
• Employees who worked at any business below Canal Street
• Many others

Overview: 9/11 Cancer Fund

With the 9/11 cancer fund, workers, residents, and students present at “Ground Zero” who suffered one or more of 70 different types of cancers linked to exposure at the site may be eligible for compensation.

Requirements for compensation from the 9/11 cancer fund also include that a cancer diagnosis has been made four years or more after exposure to toxins and carcinogens, or a diagnosis for blood or bone cancer to be made one year or more post exposure.

Some of those eligible 9/11 cancer types include: lung cancer; prostate cancer; breast cancer; ovarian cancer; bladder cancer; non-melanoma skin cancer; melanoma; thyroid cancer; non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma; multiple myeloma; leukemia; mesothelioma; head, neck, nasal, mouth cancer; colon cancer; kidney cancer; stomach cancer; esophagus cancer; bone cancer; liver cancer; brain cancer; sarcoma; and dozens more.

The 9/11 cancer fund helps aid World Trade Center cancer victims who have suffered physical injuries and harm including the development of cancer from the exposure of carcinogens. The 9/11 cancer fund may help compensate victims for pain, funeral expenses, past medical expenses, or lost earnings.

Additionally, there is a large cash death benefit and compensation for surviving children and spouses. Through the 9/11 cancer fund, millions of dollars have already been awarded.

The morning of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, a series of four coordinated attacks, led by al-Qaeda, forever changed America. That day, the plane attacks on the World Trade Center killed 2,753 people. Soon after the September 11 attack, the federal government set up the 9/11 cancer fund.

Additionally, during the eight-month cleanup after the attacks, close to one million people may have also been exposed to toxins and cancer causing materials such as burned jet fuel, aluminum, and asbestos. Those present at the scene at “Ground Zero” continue to die from exposure of cancer causing materials even 17 years later.

Although the 9/11 cancer fund was set to close out during President Obama’s administration in 2004, President Obama signed a bill in 2015 allowing the 9/11 cancer fund to stay open. Eligible individuals include those who worked or were present near “Ground Zero” during the attacks, as well as those whom are personal representatives of deceased individuals.