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I was diagnosed with

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stage four cancer of my thyroid.

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I learned later on that it was a result

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of keeping my Nomex hood
when I took it off around my neck.

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All that soot and all that carcinogens

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was just laying there around my throat
all day long.

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The National Firefighter Registry
is so critical because we need the data

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to get the support for the researchers
and the support for funding.

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We do not have a robust amount of women

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and people of color to be able
to give us the data that we need.

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And it's very important to see

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the differences that we have
when we're dealing with these chemicals.

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Everyone is an exposure and it's important

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for you to participate in this program

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so that we have post-fire scene 
data regarding exposures.

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As we know, some cancers
are pretty specific to females

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and without this firefighter registry,

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we aren't going to be able
to connect the dots when it comes to

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what female cancers
are actually caused by firefighting.

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We need to make a difference.

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We need to make a change.

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Now's the time to make that change.

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And we need you to help us with that.

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When we start
looking at the number of Latinos

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joining the NFR,
then we're going to identify

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not only health issues,
but we're also going to identify

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if there are specific types of cancers
that are affecting them.

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I think the national Firefighter
registry is important because for, for

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so long, firefighters have been asking,

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what can we do about the cancers
that we're facing?

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And I say by registering for the National
Firefighter Registry, we're going to be

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pioneering a better future
for those that come after us.

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This is going to be
one of the largest efforts

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to date to understand cancer
and how to reduce cancer.

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By registering,
we have the opportunity to pave the way

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for new safety measures
to protect firefighters in the future.