zpdrummer ago

Aliens.

FinnTheHuman ago

Asbestos is not the primary reason first responders got cancer. Radiation is.

Megaptera ago

Maybe it was radiation, maybe it was asbestos, but maybe it's more internal than external.

I very well think this is a case of traumatic shock which can lead to many many different health problems, including cancer.

These people saw and experienced some horrific shit, I can't imagine what that would do to somebody.