The New York Post reported Sunday that the number of cancer cases among 9/11 first respondents had more than doubled in the past year, from 1,140 to over 2,500. However, to scientists who specialize in analyzing such data, the number of cases cannot ever tell the full story. Dr. Roberto Lucchini is an epidemiologist and director of the World Trade Center Health Program Data Center at Mount Sinai Hospital, which treats and researches the police officers, construction workers, sanitation workers and iron workers who were among the first respondents on 9/11.

Cancer rates among those who responded to the terror attacks on the World Trade Centre in September 2001 have skyrocketed, with more than 2500 cases diagnosed among rescuers. The figures represent a sharp uptick in cases over the last year – in 2013 the figure stood at only 1140 diagnoses. The new data means that one in fifteen people who responded to the attack have been diagnosed with at least one type of cancer. More.

The number of 9/11 responders who have been diagnosed with cancer more than doubled this past year, according to the latest report. The World Trade Center Health Program reported to the NY Post that 1,655 responders have been diagnosed with cancer, bringing the total to 2,518. Cops, firefighters, EMT’s, construction workers, sanitation workers and volunteers are all included in the group of those with cancer. More.

Stroudsburg, Monroe County – The number of people reporting September 11th related cancer and illnesses is growing rapidly. The New York Post reports more than 2,500 Ground Zero first responders now have cancer. Dave Carbone of Monroe County is one of them. He recalled that Tuesday morning, "When you pulled up it was like oh my God, where are the buildings? They were gone. It was just a big pile of rubble." More.

The National September 11 Memorial and Museum can continue to display the crucifix-shaped beams found in the rubble of the World Trade Center in its "Finding Meaning" exhibition, the 2nd Circuit ruled on Monday. Two days after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, construction worker Frank Silecchia found the 17-foot steel beams shaped like a cross, and brought them to the attention of other workers. The artifact soon became a focal point at many religious services held at Ground Zero. More.

September 11th victims and their families are losing out on deserved tax breaks because of Internal Revenue Service failures. The Victims of Terrorism Tax Relief law says disability income resulting from a terror attack is not taxable. The 2002 statute also says families of those who died as a result of the attacks are entitled a refund of at least $10,000 dollars. More.

Victims of the 9/11 attacks and their families are entitled to big tax breaks, but many are missing out because the IRS isn’t telling them about the benefit. Under a law passed months after the attacks, disability income resulting from terrorism is not taxable. That means thousands of cops, firefighters and other first responders sickened after working at the site, and the families of those who’ve died, can claim $10,000, or the last three years of taxes the victim paid, whichever amount is larger.

The number of first responders suffering from cancer after inhaling 9/11 fumes has more than doubled since last year, according to a new report. Some 1,655 cops, city workers, volunteers and locals exposed to toxins from the collapse of the World Trade Center have been diagnosed with the deadly disease, according to Mount Sinai Hospital's World Trade Center Health Program, which tracks the health of 37,000 first responders.