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239: percent more likely than the rest of the population 9/11 responders will be diagnosed with thyroid cancer

"My last day of fire academy was 9/10/01. I was just 21 years old. On 9/11/01, on my way to help at ground zero, a priest read me my last rites as I pulled the tags off my brand new gear." - Rob Serra, retired fire fighter