The 9/11 cancer fund, also known as the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, is compensating individuals who were harmed after the attacks through the exposure of thousands of cancer-causing toxins.

Persons who was near “Ground Zero” at the time of the attacks and who was physically injured through cancer caused by toxin exposure that happened between Sept. 11, 2001 and May 31, 2002 may be eligible for a substantial cash payout. Personal representatives of deceased individuals may also be eligible.

Eligible 9/11 cancer victims who 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

9/11 Cancer Fund

The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund is a $7.3 billion fund offering a substantial cash payout to injured individuals. An individual cash payout from the 9/11 cancer fund may range from thousands of dollars to millions of dollars.

More than 1 million people were exposed to toxins following the World Trade Center attacks. Eligible individuals who may qualify for compensation from the 9/11 cancer fund include those who developed cancer along with a diagnosis that was made four years or more after the initial exposure. Those who developed blood or bone cancer may qualify for compensation as long as the diagnosis was made one year or more after initial exposure.

Eligible 9/11 cancer types include:

• Prostate cancer
• Breast cancer
• Ovarian cancer
• Lung cancer
• Bladder cancer
• Melanoma
• Non-melanoma skin cancer
• Thyroid cancer
• Leukemia
• Mesothelioma
• Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
• Colon cancer
• Stomach cancer
• Bone cancer
• Liver cancer
• Brain cancer
• Sarcoma
• Esophagus Cancer
• Head, Neck, Nasal, Mouth Cancer
• Neuropathy

The morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001 forever changed America. That day, a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks were led by al-Qaeda against the United States. With two planes crashing into the World Trade Center, 2,753 people were killed.

To this day, 16 years later, thousands of people continue to suffer illnesses following their exposure of cancer-causing toxins despite an eight-month cleanup period following 9/11. People continue to succumb to illnesses linked to toxins released at Ground Zero that cause their development of cancer and other health problems and side effects. Toxins include burned jet fuel, asbestos, and aluminum.

To help aide cancer victims who developed their diagnoses following the attacks on the World Trade Center, the federal government set up the 9/11 cancer fund. Substantial cash payouts have already compensated 9/11 cancer victims.

The 9/11 cancer fund offers victims tax-free financial compensation. Compensation may help aide with lost earnings, past and future medical expenses, and paid and suffering.

The payout may also cover funeral expenses, cash death benefit, lost earnings, and compensation for children and surviving spouses left behind. The 9/11 cancer fund may fully compensate for the wrongful death of a loved one who died because of exposure to 9/11 cancer-toxins.

Although closed out in 2004, the 9/11 cancer fund was reactivated on Jan. 2, 2011. A bill was also signed by President Obama leaving the 9/11 cancer fund open until 2020.