2014届高考英语考前突破阅读理解能力：《911发生地附近人群患癌几率高15%》.docVIP

911发生地附近人群患癌几率高15% 在911恐怖袭击满十二周年之际，美国国家职业安全与健康研究所发布了一组数据，称当年恐怖袭击后参与急救和居住在世贸中心周边的人当中已有1140人被诊断出患有癌症，而且实际数字可能会更高。报告称，这个患癌比例比普通人群高出了15%。 ? With the 12th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks approaching, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has released statistics showing that many are still suffering from the attack over a decade later. ? According to the NIOSH, 1,140 responders and people living near the World Trade Center (WTC) at the time of the attack have been diagnosed with WTC-related cancer. This number is 15% higher than the cancer rate of the general population. As if that isnt bad enough, doctors say the number of cancer cases the NIOSH is aware of is likely just a fraction of the total. ? There are more cases out there, because we just know of the people in our government-funded medical programs, not those who have been treated by their private doctors, said Dr. Jim Melius, chairman of the 9/11 Health Watch board for the WTC Responder Medical Program. Because of the carcinogens（致癌物） in the air at Ground Zero, people who were exposed are vulnerable. And with cancer, there is a delay. ? The types of cancer being diagnosed vary, but skin cancer appears to be the most commonly diagnosed form. The top five most diagnosed cancers are: ? Non-Melanoma skin cancer – 156 cases ? Melanoma of skin – 117 cases ? Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma – 112 cases ? Thyroid – 97 cases ? Leukemia – 76 cases ? Several responders that have been diagnosed with cancer spoke with the NY Daily News recently. ? It was always in the back of everyones mind we were in jeopardy given the contamination down there, but the entire world was calling on you, it felt so good to serve, there was no wanting to escape, said Marty Cervillione, an engineer with the citys Design and Construction Department. ? Cervillione spent three months at Ground Zero while piles of rubble were still smoldering after the towers collapsed. He has been diagnosed with gastroesophageal cancer