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9/11 firefighters were exposed to known and suspected carcinogens in the dusts and gases at the World Trade Center site. An Einstein study of exposed firefighters found an increased incidence of certain cancers in those firefighters compared with non-exposed firefighters. Now, the Einstein researchers have received a three-year, $1.49 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct an extensive follow-up study of 9/11 firefighters to look for blood cancers, which were among those cancers found to be more common among exposed firefighters. The researchers will check specifically for multiple myeloma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes, and their associated precursor conditions. Early detection of these cancers could prove crucial for successfully treating any cases found. The research team is led by Amit Verma, M.D., professor of medicine and of developmental and molecular biology at Einstein; David Prezant, M.D., professor of medicine at Einstein and attending physician at Montefiore; and Ola Landgren, M.D., Ph.D., of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. (1U01OH011475-01)
Posted on: Friday, September 15, 2017