Contributed by Rebecca Johnson
Model Slick Woods announced via Instagram that she is undergoing chemotherapy to treat stage three cancer. The photo is her with friends sticking her tongue out captioned “How I feel about chemotherapy, shout out to everyone that gotta go through it #AtLeastImAlreadyBald”.
View this post on Instagram
How I feel about chemotherapy, shout out to everyone that gotta go through it #atleastimalreadybald
Woods is best known for appearing in campaigns and on the runway for Fenty, by her friend Rihanna.
After her post, The Shade Room shared an post disclosing that she is fighting stage 3 melenoma cancer.
“She exclusively tells us that she is battling stage 3 melanoma cancer and that the cancer is spreading. She says she’s currently fighting for her life,” said the caption.
The model seems to be in good spirits. On Instagram, she posted a photo of her at the Fenty show and said “I thought I told y’all I’m not not victim.”
Last year, Woods made headlines when she walked Rihanna’s SavagexFenty fashion show in September 2018 hours before she went into labor and gave birth to her son, Saphir.
Melanoma is a skin cancer that develops in the melanin producing cells. To reduce your risk of developing it, it is best to wear sunscreen daily, avoid direct sunlight for long periods of time and to notice changes in your skin.