{"id":21091,"date":"2016-09-07T17:02:57","date_gmt":"2011-09-08T00:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.accessrx.com\/blog\/?p=3120"},"modified":"2011-09-07T17:02:57","modified_gmt":"2011-09-08T00:02:57","slug":"911-resuce-worker-health-l080","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/current-health-news\/911-resuce-worker-health-l080\/","title":{"rendered":"A look at the health of 9\/11 rescue workers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>As the tenth anniversary of the 9\/11 attacks draws near, many will take time to remember the turmoil and grief caused that day.\u00a0 About 3,000 people lost their lives during a one-day blitz attack as an Al-Qaeda terrorist group hijacked American planes and used them as weapons.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Two planes crashed into the twin towers, one into the pentagon, and another in a field after passengers took control of the plane.<\/p>\n

Now, a decade later researchers are looking into the health of the brave men and women that worked to rescue those trapped at ground zero.<\/p>\n

The findings:<\/strong>
\nA study shows that firefighters working to rescue people at the World Trade Center have a higher risk of cancer.\u00a0 The breakdown:<\/p>\n