Men's Health Month: Manny Osifo Shares His Liberation Story

The June 2025 Breaking Free E-Zine highlights Manny Osifo, a bladder cancer survivor and Breaking Free Learning Collaborative member. Osifo shares his quit journey, in which he is happy to do things he was not able to do freely before, such as take stairs without getting winded. According to www.bcan.org, "After they quit, most former smokers taste. They reduce the risk of heart attack and of dying from lung cancer." It further states that "after ten years, many former smokers' risk of bladder cancer decreases by half." Osifo's full interview is available on the E-Zine along with:

• Liberation from Nicotine Manifesto

• A Message to our Liberation Champions

• Men's Health Awareness Month

• Men's Health Awareness Month: A Message From The California Department of Public Health

• A Closer Look: Bladder Cancer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N6fJQkCGZw

• Men's Health Awareness Month, Beyond the Lungs: Other Organs Affected by Smoking

• Juneteenth: Eating Well to Live Well Freedom Farmers and The African Heritage Diet

• Tools and Resources

• And More!

The Full E-Zine is Available Here: https://online.fliphtml5.com/negtk/ovyz/#p=1