Compensation Funds Curb Financial Burden for Certain Exposure-Related Cancers

People who live near nuclear weapons testing sites or work with uranium, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) employees, and firefighters, victims, and rescue and recovery workers from the September 11, 2001, attacks may be eligible for various government- or employer-funded compensation if they develop cancers because of their exposure to known related carcinogens. The funds can alleviate some of patients’ financial burden of cancer treatment and care and support families’ emotional well-being with a tangible reminder that the cancer is unrelated to any underlying inherited genetic disorder.