In 2024, former "Dateline" producer Lisa Parker was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, linked to her time spent at ground zero in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.Elias Williams for NBC NewsFOR SUBSCRIBERSCancerIn the past year alone, more than 10,000 people have been diagnosed with 9/11-related cancers, part of a new wave of illnesses that have taken years to develop.Sept. 11, 2026, 12:46 PM EDTNEW YORK CITY — Lisa Parker was at a dinner party in November 2023 when a guest asked her a blunt question: “Did you get cancer yet?”Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
‘Did you get cancer yet?’: 25 years after 9/11, more and more people are getting sick
In the past year alone, more than 10,000 people have been diagnosed with 9/11-related cancers, part of a new wave of illnesses that have taken years to develop.
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