A recent article revealed that many men have been affected by breast cancer for around 20 years. We explain the reason to you.
September 11, 2001 continues to wreak havoc. More than 20 years after the tragedy that killed nearly 3,000 people, many Americans suffer from health problems believed to be linked to this attack. People who were close to the twin towers during and after their collapse were exposed to toxic dust, composed of heavy metals and even asbestos. The impact of these substances on health can appear years or even decades after exposure.
This December 8, 2024, the New York Post revealed that the number of cases of breast cancer among men who worked or lived near the World Trade Center exploded. It would even be 90 times higher than the national average, according to information sent to the American media by lawyer Michael Barasch, who represents many victims.
“Breast cancer is experiencing a real explosion among men. These figures are perhaps only the tip of the iceberg,” he estimated in the columns of the New York Post. 91 men have in fact been diagnosed with breast cancer, out of the almost 100,000 men participating in the World Trade Center health program.
For example, Jeffrey Glennon, who was transporting debris from the Twin Towers to a landfill, discovered a lump in his chest in 2019. “I was surprised, but not surprised. I spent a lot of time Ground Zero – the place where the twin towers were located, editor’s note”, he testified to the American media.
Another man, Joseph Polcaro, who worked as a volunteer at the city morgue following the attack, noticed bloodstains on his chest. He was also diagnosed with breast cancer, which affected both of his breasts, which is very rare in men. “I have never seen this in men, you have bilateral breast cancer,” the doctor announced to Mr. Polcaro, who recounted this shocking announcement to the New York Post. Breast cancer, although very common among women, rarely affects men. According to the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC), approximately one in 100 cases of breast cancer is diagnosed in men.
For women, the situation is even more worrying. The US media reports that more than 24% of women in the World Trade Center health program were diagnosed with breast cancer, which is considerably higher than the national average, which is almost 130 cases per 100,000 women. . In total, illnesses caused by the fumes of September 11 killed more people than the attacks themselves.
