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WTC Health Program | Survivors | Covered Conditions

 
WTC Health Program Handbook
 
Acute Traumatic Injury
Burn
Complex sprain
Eye injury
Fracture
Head trauma
Other similar acute traumatic injuries
Tendon tear
 
Aerodigestive Disorders
Asthma
Chronic cough syndrome
Chronic laryngitis
Chronic nasopharyngitis
Chronic respiratory disorder due to fumes/vapors
Chronic rhinosinusitis
Gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD)
Interstitial lung diseases
Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome (RADS)
Sleep apnea exacerbated by or related to another condition in the list of aerodigestive disorders
Upper airway hyperreactivity
WTC-exacerbated and new-onset chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
 
Mental Health Conditions
 
 
The following Cancers have been added to the list
of WTC-related health conditions by regulation
 
Blood and Lymphoid Tissue
Diffuse non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Follicular [nodular] non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Hodgkin's disease
Leukemia of unspecified cell type
Lymphoid leukemia
Malignant immunoproliferative diseases
Monocytic leukemia
Multiple myeloma and malignant plasma cell neoplasms
Myeloid leukemia
Other and unspecified malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue
Other and unspecified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Other leukemias of specified cell type
Peripheral and cutaneous T-cell lymphomas
 
Childhood Cancers
Any type of cancer diagnosed in a person less than 20
 
Female Breast (Factsheets)
Malignant neoplasm of breast
 
Female Reproductive Organs (Factsheets)
Malignant neoplasm of ovary
 
Malignant Neoplasms of the Digestive System (Factsheets)
Colon
Esophagus
Liver and intrahepatic bile ducts
Other and ill-defined digestive organs
Rectosigmoid junction
Rectum
Retroperitoneum and peritoneum
Stomach
 
Malignant Neoplasm of Eye and Orbit
Eye and adnexa
 
Malignant Neoplasms of the Head and Neck
Accessory sinuses
Base of tongue
Floor of mouth
Gum
Hypopharynx
Larynx
Lip
Nasal cavity
Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Other and ill-defined conditions in the lip, oral cavity, and pharynx
Other and unspecified major salivary glands
Other and unspecified parts of mouth
Other and unspecified parts of tongue
Palate
Parotid gland
Piriform sinus
Tonsil
 
Malignant neoplasms of the Respiratory System (Factsheets)
Bronchus and lung
Heart, mediastinum and pleura
Other and ill-defined sites in the respiratory system and intrathoracic organs
Trachea
 
Malignant Neoplasm of the Urinary System
Bladder
Kidney except renal pelvis
Other and unspecified urinary organs
Prostate
Renal pelvis
Ureter
 
Malignant neoplasm of Skin (non-Melanoma)
Scrotum
Other malignant neoplasm of skin
 
Malignant Neoplasm of the Soft Tissue
Peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system
Other connective and soft tissue
 
Mesothelium
Mesothelioma
 
Melanoma
Malignant melanoma of skin
 
Rare Cancers
Any type of cancer that occurs in less than 15 cases per 100,000 persons per year in the United States (based on 2005–2009 average annual data age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. population).
 
Thyroid
Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland