A wave of new patients is registering for care at local clinics that are part of the World Trade Center Health Program and doctors said they tend to be sicker, signaling more serious health impacts to come from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Some advocates and experts said the number of people who die from 9/11 illnesses eventually will surpass the 2,977 killed in the attacks.
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As of last month, 1,140 members of the WTC Health Program had died, although it is not known whether all of those were from a 9/11 health condition. The documented cases of cancer linked to the chemical and dust exposure caused by the fallen towers have tripled in the past two years to 5,441.
Many more cancer cases are expected, as are diseases of the immune system and nervous system that take time to present, medical researchers said.