As the nation commemorated the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Fox News’ Eric Shawn shared with viewers his unfortunate connection to that tragic day.

Reporting from the 9/11 memorial events in Lower Manhattan on Thursday morning, the Fox News correspondent shared on Fox & Friends that he had been diagnosed with cancer this year.

He told the morning trio of Ainsley Earhardt , Brian Kilmeade , and Lawrence Jones that the toxic dust from that day has caused him to suffer from bronchitis and “also, cancer from the exposure that was diagnosed this year.” Shawn went on to say, “Back then, I remember thinking maybe 20, 30 years later, I will get something. Well, here it is 24 years.”

Choosing not to become the focal part of his reporting, Shawn pivoted, speaking about the many p

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