A deputy medical officer revealed that a 9/11 responder with pancreatic cancer and two others were denied chemotherapy. Dr. David Prezant emphasized that delays in treatment could be fatal, particularly for those not yet eligible for Medicare. There are bureaucratic issues surrounding the leadership of the World Trade Center Health Program in light of Dr. John Howard's tumultuous reinstatement. Advocacy groups are pressing for urgent management resolutions to ensure timely treatment for responders suffering from 9/11-related conditions.
"We postponed chemotherapy for a firefighter this week, hoping this could be fixed. He's too young for Medicare, and this delay may cost him his life."
"It appears that Dr. John Howard was not properly reinstated as Administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program, as the Health and Human Services Department told the NY Republican Members of Congress."
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