Georgia State Rep. Sharon Henderson champions early cancer detection

Sharon Henderson currently represents Georgia House District 113, which contains portions of Covington. Henderson is currently running for re-election and she finds herself in a primary battle against Karla Daniels Hooper. Henderson is a breast cancer survivor and her work in the Gold Dome has saved lives. Therefore, the first bill she was able to get across the finish line was a personal one for her. “My first bill, House Bill 937, for “Early Detection Breast Cancer” saved so many women’s lives was signed into law by Governor Kemp during my first term in office,” Henderson says. “I’m a survivor and anything that I can do to help others and save lives, I will do it.”& According to a 2022 study commissioned by the American Cancer Society, African-American women have a 40% breast cancer mortality rate. It is the highest of any U.S. racial or ethnic group. Plus, the mortality rate for Black women diagnosed with breast cancer is 42% higher than White women. Furthermore, among women younger than 40, breast cancer incidence is higher among African American women than White women. Cancer is not a bipartisan issue Recently, Henderson secured the passage of House Bill 384, titled the “Early...