Experts Question Science behind Adding Cancer to Zadroga Act

Some experts are questioning a decision by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to add more than 50 cancers to the illnesses compensable under the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, The Associated Press reported.NIOSH Director John Howard proposed a rule on June 8 adding the cancers to a list of respiratory and digestive illnesses covered by the act, which provides $1.55 billion for the treatment of responders and others exposed to toxins in and around the three crash sites associated with the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.The act also prov...