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Cancer survival among World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers: A collaborative cohort study.

David G GoldfarbRachel A Zeig-OwensDana KristjanssonJiehui LiRobert M BrackbillMark R FarfelJames E ConeAmy R KahnBaozhen QiaoMaria J SchymuraMayris P WebberChristopher R DasaroRoberto G LucchiniAndrew C ToddDavid J PrezantCharles B HallPaolo Boffetta
Published in: American journal of industrial medicine (2021)
WTC-MMTP responders had lower mortality compared with NYS-non-responders, after controlling for demographic factors and temporal trends. There may be survival benefits from no-out-of-pocket-cost medical care which could have important implications for healthcare policy, however, other occupational and socioeconomic factors could have contributed to some of the observed survival advantage.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • free survival
  • public health
  • mental health
  • cardiovascular disease
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • cardiovascular events
  • type diabetes