Over a dozen men who were near Ground Zero have breast cancer

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First respoders: cluster of male breast cancers

The 9/11 attack has produced another health nightmare — at least 15 men who were in the vicinity of Ground Zero defied astronomical odds and have been stricken with breast cancer.

Men account for only 1 percent of all breast cancers nationally. Jeff Flynn is one of the unlucky ones.

Flynn, 65, was an account manager for data-storage company Dell EMC assigned to Goldman Sachs on Maiden Lane when planes smashed into the nearby World Trade Center towers.

He spent months around Ground Zero helping Goldman and other financial services firms get back up.

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