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Calling all Firefighters: The National Firefighter Registry for Cancer

Cancer | Last Active: Jan 2 7:00am | Replies (20)
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@piraterrr

Hi Colleen. I stumbled across this thread while looking at other stuff for family members. I appreciate your concern about FF's. I am a retired career FF from NM. I retired in 2020. I am also previous military. I found your post relevant to my situation. Recently, I was diagnosed with colon cancer and had a resection done about a month ago. It looks like it was caught early and was in stage 1. I am grateful. I have saved your link and will be in the process of registering with the NFR for cancer. Thank you for all your help in this area. I am hopeful that I can contribute a little bit to the discussion and maybe help others that might be in a similar boat!

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Nov 30, 2023

Welcome, @piraterrr. I invite you to also join the Colorectal Cancer Support Group here: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/colorectal-cancer/

I'm so glad that your cancer was caught early. How is the recovery from surgery going?

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joann4 | @joann4 | Dec 12, 2023

Hi piraterrr (Cool moniker, by the way.) Thank you for your service. I hope you make a speedy and full recovery so that you can continue to enjoy your retirement. I'm glad you've discovered the Mayo Clinic support Line. I, too, am a firefighter-FDNY, ret. I have been tasked by NIOSH (Nat'l Institute of Occupational Safety and Health) to spread the word about the NFR and appreciate any help you can give. Women firefighters, especially, are encouraged to enroll and fill out the survey. In the past, women and other minorities have been underrepresented in these kinds of studies. In addition to helping scientists design protocols to prevent firefighter cancers in the future, the survey questions actually provide current information on how to protect oneself on the fire ground now! Thank you for offering to help others, even as you continue to recover.

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