西奈山医学院胸外科系主任Raja Flores撰文指出，9·11恐怖袭击已过去23年，但其健康后遗症至今仍在数千名第一响应者和幸存者身上蔓延1。这些人因当时暴露在污染空气中，患上了癌症、呼吸疾病、消化系统疾病和心理健康问题1。污染物包括粉碎的混凝土、玻璃纤维、石棉、重金属和燃烧产物1。
目前已有超过14万名响应者和幸存者登记参加联邦管理的世贸中心健康项目，其中超过8000名已故，且这一数字仍在继续增长1。在第25周年纪念活动中，将增加一段新的默哀时间，以纪念那些因接触世贸中心污染而在多年后去世的人士1。Flores医生强调，对许多患者而言，9·11的灾难并未真正结束，而是以疾病的形式持续了数十年1。
More than two decades after the September 11 terrorist attacks, thousands of first responders and survivors continue to suffer from lasting health consequences linked to exposure at the World Trade Center site. Dr. Raja Flores, director of thoracic surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, has written about how the disaster's impact persists through disease and illness for many patients.1 Over 140,000 responders and survivors have registered with the federally managed World Trade Center Health Program, and more than 8,000 of these registered members have died, with the death toll continuing to rise.1
The contaminated air at the disaster site exposed people to crushed concrete, fiberglass, asbestos, heavy metals, and combustion byproducts.1 Tens of thousands have subsequently developed cancers, respiratory diseases, gastrointestinal disorders, and mental health problems linked to their exposure to the contaminated environment.1 As the 25th anniversary of the attacks approaches, a new moment of silence will be added during commemorative events to honor those who died years later from illnesses contracted at the World Trade Center site.1
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