About this episode

Craig Sotkovsky shares his battle with lung cancer linked to his volunteer work at Ground Zero after the September 11 attacks.

Cancer caused by his volunteer work at a New York attack. Those words summarize a journey that began with selfless service and evolved into a decades-long battle for survival. Twenty-five years after volunteering at Ground Zero following the September 11 terrorist attacks, Craig Sotkovsky continues fighting a different enemy, an aggressive form of lung cancer linked to toxic exposure at the World Trade Center.

People in this episode

Host: John "Jay" Wiley

Guest: Craig Sotkovsky

Topics covered

• cancer
• volunteer work
• toxic exposure
• September 11
• survival
• first responders

Keywords

• cancer
• volunteer
• Ground Zero
• September 11
• lung cancer
• toxic exposure
• first responders

Mentioned in this episode

Places: New York, Ground Zero, World Trade Center

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