Reggie Hilaire was a rookie cop on September 11, 2001. He worked at ground zero for 11 days beside his colleagues -- many of them, including Hilaire, not wearing a mask. He was later assigned to a landfill in Staten Island, where debris from the World Trade Center was dumped. 

For about 60 days between 2001 and 2002, the New York police officer was surrounded by dust. 

In 2005, Hilaire was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. He underwent surgery and radiation. Just months later his doctor told him he also had multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that multiplies the body's plasma cells to dangerous levels. 

It's a cancer that usually strikes much later in life. Hilaire was 34. 

More than 1,100 people who worked or lived near the World Trade Center on 9/11 have been diagnosed with cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

A few months ago Hilaire received a letter from the CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, officially offering him medical insurance under the World Trade Center Health Program. About 1,140 people have been certified to receive cancer treatment under the WTC Health Program, a representative told CNN. 

These are the first numbers released since the program was expanded a year ago. 

In September 2012, federal health authorities added 58 types of cancer to the list of covered illnesses for people who were exposed to toxins at the site of the World Trade Center in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. 

Dr. John Howard, administrator of the WTC Health Program, had said the year before that cancer treatments would not be covered by the compensation fund. At the time, he said there was inadequate "published scientific and medical findings" to link 9/11 exposures to cancer. 
when did Hilaire find out she had cancer?
what kind?
how old was he?
is this a normal age for this cancer?
what was his job?
was he a veteran in 2001?
what state did he work in?
did he work at ground zero?
where did he work later?
how long did he work ground zero?
what did he get a few months after his diagnosis?
from who?
how many people have gotten treatment from them?
who runs this WTC health program?
who is the administrator?
did he always think 9/11 caused cancer?
how many types do they recognize  now?
when did they add them?
how many people have gotten cancer related to 9/11?
what else does Hilaire suffer from?
what does this do to him?
how long did he work in the dust?
did he wear a mask?
why wasnt cancer treatments always covered?
In 2005
In 2005
thyroid cancer
thyroid cancer
34
34
No
usually strikes much later in life
He was a rookie cop
was a rookie cop
No
 rookie
New York
New York
Yes
 worked at ground zero for 11 days
A landfill
landfill
11 days
11 days
He received a letter.
received a letter
From the CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
from the CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
1,140
1,140
The federal health authorities
federal health authorities 
Dr. John Howard
Dr. John Howard
No
inadequate "published scientific and medical findings" to link 9/11 exposures to cancer. 
58
58
September 2012
September 2012
1,100
1,100
multiple myeloma
 multiple myeloma
It multiplies the body's plasma cells to dangerous levels
multiplies the body's plasma cells to dangerous levels
For about 60 days
For about 60 days
No
not wearing a mask
There was inadequate "published scientific and medical findings" to link 9/11 exposures to cancer
 there was inadequate "published scientific and medical findings" to link 9/11 exposures to cancer