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Mesothelioma Claims 9/11 First Responder

By: Elizabeth Schubert | November 22, 2019

A 52-year-old Pennsylvania man who assisted in the rescue and clean-up efforts at ground zero has succumbed to pleural mesothelioma. His doctors at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UMPC) are linking his death to the toxic cloud of debris and dust he experienced as a 9/11 first responder [...]

This is an image of 911 first responders being exposed to asbestos while on the job.