A 9/11 survivor whose photograph became one of the enduring images of the terrorist attacks has died aged 42 after suffering from stomach cancer, the BBC reported.

Marcy Borders became known as the "dust lady" after a photo showed her covered in dust as she escaped the World Trade Center during the attacks.
 
She blamed her cancer on inhaling dust during the attack and suffered from alcoholism and anxiety in later years. 

Thousands of people who were at Ground Zero that day have been since diagnosed with cancer, but medical officials have not confirmed any link to the attacks.

In 2011, Barack Obama instituted a $2.78bn fund to compensate first responders for health problems related to the attacks.

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