HEALTH WARNING

Fox News Correspondent Shares 9/11-Related Cancer Diagnosis

Eric Shawn warns that it is not just the 9/11 first responders at risk of serious health problems.

Fox News correspondent Eric Shawn has revealed that he was diagnosed with 9/11-related cancer. He was diagnosed earlier this year, more than two decades after the national tragedy. “Back then, I remember thinking, maybe in 20, 30 years I’ll get something,” Shawn said on air. A similar diagnosis affects almost 48,000 more people, suffering diseases caused by exposure to toxic air particles from the World Trade Center attacks. Of the 3,700 first responders who have died since 9/11, 2,300 had cancer-related illnesses. The journalist has encountered both respiratory problems and cancer that have been linked to his reporting at Ground Zero. Shawn told his viewers he has “two different diagnoses under the World Trade Center Program.” The federal program provides medical care for survivors and first responders. Shawn warned viewers that health complications like his are not limited to emergency personnel. Anyone who was south of Canal Street in Manhattan during and after the attacks is also at risk of experiencing health complications.