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9/11 health program recruits patients exposed to Ground Zero as kids, young adults

Nadia Vizueta, seen at her NYU graduation in 2003, was a 20-year-old journalism student at the school when the 9/11 attacks occurred and in the aftermath spent months at and around Ground Zero reporting. Now 45, she is a survivor of a rare form of breast cancer that qualified her for care through the federal World Trade Center Health Program.

Nadia Vizueta, seen at her NYU graduation in 2003, was a 20-year-old journalism student at the school when the 9/11 attacks occurred and in the aftermath spent months at and around Ground Zero reporting. Now 45, she is a survivor of a rare form of breast cancer that qualified her for care through the federal World Trade Center Health Program.

The search is on for those who have since developed health conditions related to their proximity to the site. [ more › ]