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9/11 Essay

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According to The New York Post, the number of cancer cases of 9/11 first respondents had hugely increased from 1,140 to over 2,500 within a year. However, the epidemiologists from Mount Sinai hospital do not agree with the double of this case as it is crucial to ‘be careful and try to understand what you are comparing.’ The hospital also conducts research and finds out that, comparing to the general population in America, there is an approximately 20% increase in cancer incidence in 9/11 rescue and recovery workers. The particular diseases that they are exposed to are thyroid and prostate cancer, myeloma and leukemia. However, this result causes questions due to some contributing factors, including over diagnosis of certain cancers which are thyroid and prostate and the continued aging of the first respondents. This case is significant as 9/11 is still having an impact on American society, being more than a significant historical incident for Americans, although the search for a similar context would be able to frustrate researchers.
There are several impacts caused for New York City after 9/11. Firstly, it directly created the economic impact on the city. The reputation of the economy of the city had been highly acknowledged as its economy was stable by the beginning of the 21st century. The economy was highly stable as the both the ‘export’ sectors, including finance, insurance, professional occupations, arts, and the ‘local’ market sectors including wholesale trades,

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