HERNANDO COUNTY Fla. — A Brooksville mother raised money to protect her son and all other firefighters from cancer exposure, by getting them new hoods.

• Mother provides firefighters with new hoods
• Thicker hoods protect firefighters from harmful chemicals 
• Firefighters face a 9 percent chance of cancer diagnosis 
• Donate to Hoods for Heroes

According to the National Institute of Health, firefighters face a nine percent increase in cancer diagnosis and a 14 percent increase in cancer-related death.

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https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2019/06/06/mother-helps-to-protect-firefighters-from-cancer-