Many of the 9/11 rescuers are now ill with respiratory problems and cancers, and they blame the illnesses on exposure to the fallen towers' toxic dust.
For the first time, the name of a victim who survived that dreadful day but died five months later of lung disease blamed on the dust she inhaled was added to the official roll. Felicia Dunn-Jones, an attorney who was working a block from the World Trade Center, became the 2,974th victim linked to the attacks.
However, there are others who have died since the attack 6 years ago that may have been victims as well. And those numbers will likely swell in the years to come.
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How long after you are first affected by something can you die and be considered a victim?
Exposure to toxic chemicals can cause cancer and kill you years afterwards. You can ask any coal or asbestos miner.
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