Its a Miracle! Cynthia Bailey’s Mother Is Cancer Free!

too high to operate when they prepped her but thankfully they were able to get it down before the surgery. Now we pray and wait. CONTINUE to pray with me & my family for a successful surgery & a speedy recovery,” Bailey added.

Bailey continued that her family was grateful they caught the diagnosis early “by the grace of God.”

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Model and former Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member Cynthia Bailey is all smiles as she continues to celebrate a miracle: the gift of health of her mother! Bailey shared that her mom is now cancer-free. She shared the news with a selfie of her and her mom, Barbara Ford Morris, on Instagram.

“For everyone that has been asking for an update on my mom @barbarafmorris cancer journey,” wrote Bailey. “I am so excited to let you all know that today was her last day of radiation, and she is by the grace of God cancer free!!!”

“Thanksgiving came early.

Thank you all for your love, prayers & well wishes! Glory be to God!”

In August, Bailey told her fans her mom was diagnosed with cancer. Luckily, Morris caught cancer early. According to the America Cancer Society, early detection can help prevent cancer from spreading to other parts of the body and can increase the chances of survival.

For some common cancer types, such as cervical, colorectal, lung, and breast cancer, clinical trials have shown that screening does save lives.

The 5-year survival rate for non-small-cell lung cancer

NIOSH Launches the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer to Understand and Reduce Cancer in the Fire Service

All U.S. Firefighters are encouraged to join

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through its National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), are pleased to launch the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer online enrollment system for firefighters across the nation. The NFR for cancer is the largest effort undertaken by the nation to support and advance understanding of cancer in the fire service. President Biden has shown strong and enduring support for firefighters for decades and this step will help deliver on his commitment to end cancer as we know it as part of the Cancer Moonshot.

Numerous studies show that firefighters’ exposure on the fireground, where smoke and hazardous chemicals are released from burning materials, may increase the risk of certain types of cancer. President Biden has signed two laws that seek specifically to advance firefighter health, safety, and protection from toxic exposures on the job.

The National Firefighter Registry (NFR) for Cancer will contribute to these broader efforts by helping scientists better understand the link between cancer and firefighting to ultimately improve firefighter health. The NFR will capture details about firefighters’ work and match it with cancer information from state cancer registries.

While participation is voluntary, all U.S. firefighters, with or without cancer, are encouraged to join the NFR for Cancer; these include: active and retired firefighters career, paid-on-call, and volunteer firefighters structural firefighters wildland firefighters instructors fire investigators other members of the fire service

Visit NFR.CDC.GOV to complete the NFR survey through the secure website. Enrollment takes about 30 minutes to complete. You will:

Create an account with a personal password and secure login

Give informed consent to participate

Create a profile, including contact information and work status

Complete a questionnaire with demographics, your fire service and health history, and lifestyle choices

Visit the NIOSH NFR for Cancer webpage to learn more about:

Why the registry was created

How the registry works

Data collection, privacy, and data security

Available materials you can share with firefighters

Watch “Join the NFR for Cancer” here.

John Howard, M.D., the Director of NIOSH, states that “I encourage all firefighters across America to join the NFR for Cancer - the more firefighters who join the NFR, the more researchers can learn about cancer arising from firefighting and how to prevent it. Firefighters are vital to the safety of our communities and their enrollment in the NFR for

(NSCLC), stomach, and pancreatic more than doubles in all cases when detected at earlier stages These differences in survival rates shine a light on the opportunity to make progress in beating cancer by decreasing late-stage diagnoses with improved and expanded testing.

Almost 9 in 10 of lung cancer patients will survive their disease for at least a year if diagnosed at the earliest stage.

Earlier this summer, Bailey posted photos as she sat in the hospital with her mother as she prepared for surgery to help get rid of the cancer.

“Her blood pressure was

“Just recently my beautiful mother @barbarafmorris was diagnosed with breast cancer. She didn’t feel anything but it showed up on her most recent mammogram. We took her to her first doctors appointment yesterday to confirm what stage and her treatment options. By the grace of God, we caught it early & it is only stage one.,” she shared at the time, posting family photos of her mother and sister, Malorie.

Bailey went on to share that she shared the personal news to remind women to stay on top of getting mammograms annually.

“With surgery to remove the cancer & radiation she is going to be fine. Initially I only shared this information with close friends & family but after getting the great news yesterday that my mom is going to be ok, I felt inclined to share it with all of you. Thank you for all the love & prayers & well wishes. Ladies please make sure you get your mammograms yearly. Early detection is key!I am scheduling my next one today!❤❤” Bailey added.

NIOSH Launches the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer to Understand and Reduce Cancer in the Fire Service ...continued cancer can help protect them and the next generation of firefighters from cancer.”

The NFR Team Lead, Kenny Fent, Ph.D., CIH adds that “with more than 1 million career and volunteer firefighters across the U.S., protecting their health and safety is a top priority for NIOSH. We are excited to raise awareness about this groundbreaking effort to better understand and reduce cancer among all types of firefighters, including those who have traditionally been underrepresented in research, such as women, volunteers, and firefighters from racial and ethnic minority groups.”

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April 19, British American Tobacco (BAT) will host their Annual General Meeting at the Hilton London Bankside. Black public health leaders from across the United States will be there to demand that BAT stops their predatory marketing of products that kill tens of thousands of Black people each year.

British American Tobacco wholly owns Reynolds American International (RAI), the maker of Newport cigarettes. RAI and other tobacco companies have perniciously and racially targeted the Black community since the 1950s. As a result of this targeting, tobacco use is the number one cause of preventable deaths for Black people in America accompanied by much higher rates of cancer, heart disease, stroke, and death. Each year, more than 72,000 Black Americans are diagnosed with a tobacco-related illness and more than 45,000 die from a tobaccoinduced disease.

85% of all Black Americans who smoke use menthol cigarettes compared to 29% of White smokers. Menthol cigarettes increase addiction and make it harder to quit. More than 70% of African American smokers want to quit, and more than 60% made a quit attempt in the previous year. However,

Black American smokers are much less likely than White smokers to successfully quit smoking.

It is important to note that international tobacco companies work tirelessly to market and sell their products to people of all races and ages – including kids – across the globe, with full knowledge of the harm, death, and destruction they bring. BAT also works tirelessly to undermine public health and tobacco prevention in Africa. Though the U.K., Canada, Ethiopia, Japan and the European Union have banned the sale of menthol flavored tobacco products, BAT and other tobacco companies persist in doing everything in their power to block public health policies that will protect Black people in the US. Delegation Members will be available for press interviews and media appearances to discuss the harm British American Tobacco and Big Tobacco have caused to Black people around the world and what our leaders and the community can do to fight back and save Black lives.

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