Fox News correspondent Eric Shawn revealed on the air on Thursday that he has been diagnosed with 9/11-related cancer, joining nearly 48,000 people now reporting illnesses linked to toxic dust exposure from the World Trade Center attacks.

Shawn made the revelation during Thursday’s live broadcast from Lower Manhattan on the 24th anniversary of September 11th, telling viewers he has “two different diagnoses under the World Trade Center Program” — the federal initiative providing medical care for survivors and first responders. 4

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The veteran journalist suffers from both respiratory problems and cancer directly tied to his reporting work at Ground Zero. His cancer diagnosis came just this year, more than two decades after the attacks.

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