400,000 exposed to toxins from 9/11, CDC says

We've recently learned uterine cancer is among the illnesses that are only now being linked to Ground Zero exposure. What other illnesses have recently been linked to toxic dust? Well, they've added several cancers. And right now, I think the total count of cancers caused by 9/11 exposures is up to 69 different cancers. And that's, of course, in addition to the different respiratory illnesse, COPD, asthma, GERD, and various other illnesses that were caused by their exposure. What programs are out there for people? Well, first, you have the World Trade Center Health Program, which opened back in 2012. That provides for those who have been certified as having a 9/11 illness. It provides them with free medical care. And to the extent they have insurance but insurance doesn't cover, the World Trade Center comes in and helps them and covers it. And they get free medical care for their 9/11-related illnesses. What about the Victim Compensation Fund? How is that different. Well, what happens is, people who get certified by the World Trade Center Health Program are then eligible to apply to the World Trade Center Victim Compensation Fund, the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund for compensation for their illnesses. And, Lindsey, what's unfortunate there, it's oftentimes not a one-time situation. Somebody may come down with asthma. Five years later, they get diagnosed with a 9/11-related cancer. And then, unfortunately, what we've been experiencing too often now is, the next phone call comes not from the victim, but from a family member, that their loved one has passed because of their 9/11-related illness. We're almost out of time, but I had mentioned when I brought you in, you've handled more than 2,000 claims under the Victim Compensation Fund. Do you expect many more in your career? Unfortunately, yes. 343 firefighters died on 9/11. Since then, 453 firefighters-- firefighters who were active on 9/11, were down there in the pit-- have died of a 9/11-related illness. We estimated that on average, one every 10 days, to attend a funeral of a firefighter killed by their exposure to those toxins. Nicholas Papain, thank you. Thank you for having me, Lindsey.