Opinion: I’m a thoracic surgeon in New York City. For many of my patients, Sept. 11 is still not over

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Retired New York City police officer John Aris sat in my office recently waiting for the results of his latest CT scan.

Seven years earlier, I had removed part of his right lung because of cancer. Since then, every follow-up appointment has carried the same anxiety. Before I had even closed the examination room door behind me, I offered the words he had hoped to hear: “No cancer.”

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