Chadwick Boseman's death puts spotlight on colon cancer among Black men, young people
The death of "Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman at the age of 43, which shocked Hollywood and his fans around the world, is now serving to spread a light on the disease he died from: colorectal, or colon, cancer.
Boseman's death, announced Friday, is also shining a spotlight on the disproportionate affect colon cancer has on Black men.
Rates of colon cancer are 30% higher in men than in women, of all races. Blacks have the highest rates of colon cancer of any racial ethnic group in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society (ACS).
Across all races, colon cancer is the third most common cause of cancer death in both men and women in the U.S., and ranks second when men and women are combined, according to the ACS.
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