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Death of Chadwick Boseman Puts Focus on Colon Cancer and African Americans

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Every year on average 140,000 Americans are diagnosed with colon cancer with about 50,000 succumbing to the disease. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)NNPA NEWSWIRE — Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in both men and women in America. It is the second most common cause of death related to the disease. African Americans are disproportionately impacted with a 20 percent greater rate than whites and an even greater degree of mortality.

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