Fox journalist Eric Shawn reveals the 9/11 cancer diagnosis on the anniversary of the attack

On the occasion of the 24th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the Fox News correspondent, Eric Shawn, reported live on “Fox & Friends” of Lower Manhattan, where survivors, families, the first stakeholders and the civil servants met to honor the almost 3,000 lost lives.

During the segment, Shawn revealed that he himself suffered from cancer linked to 9/11.

“I have two different diagnoses within the framework of the World Trade Center program,” he said, referring to the federal program that provides monitoring and treatment for survivors, stakeholders and other directly assigned to New York, Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

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“It is difficult to believe that it has been almost a quarter of a century since that day, when radical Islamic terrorism has attacked the very heart of our city and our country,” said Shawn.

“It is a philosophy that essentially hates our principles, our freedoms, which our nation represents. This has not decreased – and today, once again, we all come together here to remind us of what has been lost.”

Eric Shawn of Fox News revealed his diagnosis of cancer and his bronchitis problems linked to exposure to toxic dust on September 11. (Getty Images; Fox News)

The tragedy extends far beyond that day, he said.

“While 2,977 people were murdered here that day, the deceased number of diseases linked to September 9 has increased toxic dust that was released,” said Shawn.

“We are all in the same way.”

The CDC indicates that 48,000 people have now reported cancers linked to 9/11, with nearly 10,000 diagnoses in the past year.

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More than 3,700 first speakers have died since September 11, including 2,300 who had cancer.

The New York City Fire Service was particularly affected, with 409 of its lost members against disease after September 11.

“While 2,977 people were murdered here that day, the deceased number of diseases linked to September 11 has increased toxic dust that was released,” said Shawn. (Images Robert Giroux / Getty)

For Shawn, statistics are deeply personal because it suffers from both respiratory problems and cancer directly linked to attacks. But he said he was one of the lucky ones.

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“I think of all those who were killed that day and those who continue to suffer because of this philosophy-it is not reduced,” he said. “We have to condemn him. We must despise him. You will never forget.”

“If you were below Canal Street, basically, you were exposed to dust,” said Shawn. (istock)

The health impact goes far beyond the first stakeholders, said Shawn.

“If you were below Canal Street, basically, you were exposed to dust. I was here in relation to that. This is what happened with me. I mean, I am very, very lucky. I think of all those who suffer much more … I lost some friends of that, of course.”

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Shawn’s diagnosis came from decades later, in the form of a respiratory problem linked to bronchitis, then a cancer diagnosis this year.

“At the time, I remember thinking, maybe in 20, 30 years later, I will have something. Well, here it is, 24 years.”

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Shawn stressed the importance of meeting as a nation. “We are all together. I mean, we are,” he said. “We are all in it together.”