Children of 9/11 to finally get a major health study
The study will track 9/11-exposed children into adulthood for cancers, cardiovascular disease and reproductive health, while recruiting a comparison cohort.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced last month it is seeking researchers to establish the World Trade Center Youth Research Coordinating Center and identify a Youth Research Cohort exposed to the 9/11 attacks.
- When the World Trade Center towers fell on September 11, 2001, roughly 25,000 children were living or attending school nearby, yet very few were enrolled in government-funded health studies that primarily served adult first responders.
- Scientists lack data on chronic illnesses, including cancers and cardiovascular diseases, that may be emerging as those exposed children reach their 30s and early 40s, with current knowledge limited to small studies.
- Dr. Joan Reibman, founder of the World Trade Center Environmental Health Center, stated, "These people are spread across the United States right now," noting recruitment will require significant community support.
- Studying these survivors could help establish preventive resources for future disasters. Dr. Leigh Wilson, medical director of the World Trade Center Environmental Health Center, said, "I would love to prevent every and any adverse effect in these children.
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