American Research Journal of Oncology

Bernadette Royce Rutkowski and Ira S. Richards

Objectives: To review the status of knowledge of cancer outcomes associated with exposure to the World Trade Center attacks of September 1, 2001.Methods: A review of the literature was conducted. The search engines included CINHAL, Google Scholar, and PubMed. The results included articlespublished up to and including the year 2020. Results: A total of 23 articles were included for review. The articles examined the cancer outcomes associatedwith the WTC collapse. Articles focused on generalized cancer outcomes, but also examined specific cancers. The specific cancers included hematopoieticcancers, head and neck cancers, and prostate cancer. Additional articles that offered background information are also included.Conclusions: Multiple studies indicated that individuals who were exposed to the events of September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center suffer from anincreased risk of cancer. However, all the studies are not conclusive at this time. More research needs to be conducted to understand the cancer outcomesassociated with the World Trade Center attacks.

Manish KC, Jose R. Rodriguez, Frances L. Gonzalez, Nydia A. Arroyo, Keishla M. Garcia, Jose Olalde, Miguel Berdiel, Raul Morales- Borges, Jorge R Miranda-Massari, Michael J. Gonzalez*

Cancer is still an important health problem worldwide with limited effective treatment, being the second cause of death in the USA.Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has long been investigated as an adjuvant treatment that could potentiate the effects of radio- andchemotherapy during the treatment of various types of cancer. In this review, we examine the most recent studies conducted in certaintypes of cancers, from the year 2012 till 2020. These suggest HBOT can be used as an adjuvant cancer treatment in combinationwith other therapies, can positively influence the immune system,and can also be used as a therapy for wound care and management.