Doctor sees blood cancers in WTC program (AP)

Author: Yahoo! News: Health News
31.05.2007

Cranes tower over construction sites for the Freedom Tower, lower right, and Goldman Sachs headquarters, center, on Friday, May 25, 2007 in New York.  Construction spending edged up by 0.1 percent in April, down from a 0.6 percent gain in the previous month. Spending by private builders on nonresidential projects and spending by the government on big projects each climbed to all time highs in April but that strength was tempered by continued weakness in residential construction. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - The head of the largest program tracking the health of World Trade Center site workers said several have developed rare blood cell cancers, raising fears that cancer will become a "third wave" of illnesses among those exposed to toxic dust after Sept. 11.



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