Colon Cancer

How Music is Matching the Moment for Millennial Health

Colorectal Cancer
90s babies are aging, and healthcare is catching up. Black Millennials might still be suffering from the pop lock and drop it era, but random...
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Understanding Hereditary Cancer: When Genes Tell the Story

Breast Cancer
Understanding our genetic predispositions to cancer isn’t about fear and anxiety; it’s about empowerment. Organizations like Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE) help...
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Colon Cancer Is A Growing Risk For Older Millennials

Chronic Weight Management/Obesity
Colon cancer has long been seen as an “older person’s disease.” But that perception is shifting fast. Rates of colorectal cancer are rising sharply...
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Lil Jon Wants Us To “Get Low” To Check For Colon Cancer

Celebrities & Trends
Lil Jon’s “Get Low” is going from a crunk club-banger to a potential lifesaver. The rapper who had the world snapping their fingers to...
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DJ Clark Kent Has Died After a Battle With Colon Cancer

Celebrities & Trends
DJ Clark Kent, born Rodolfo A. Franklin, died last Thursday after a three-year battle with colon cancer, his family announced. He was 58 years...
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Dr. Folasade May, On Colorectal Cancer & Health Equity

Chronic Weight Management/Obesity
It's easy to start these stories with stats about our higher incidences of many diseases. But this time, I would rather talk about what...
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Five Reasons Why Colorectal Cancer is Prevalent in the Black Community

Colorectal Cancer
Although colorectal cancer is one of the most treatable forms of cancer, it disproportionately affects the Black community, where the rates are highest of...
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Chadwick Boseman’s Death Sparks Needed Young Colon Cancer Discussion

Colorectal Cancer
Chadwick Boseman’s unexpected death at 43 from colon cancer shocked fans. He’d battled the disease quietly for four years, continuing to churn out great...
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5 Tips to Survive Your Colonoscopy Prep

Colorectal Cancer
Most people who have never had a colonoscopy worry the procedure will be painful. Those who have already had one know the prep is...
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Colon Cancer Screening: 5 Things to Know

Colorectal Cancer
It’s a predictable passage in life: Hit 50, get lots birthday cards with old-age jokes, a mailbox full of AARP solicitations—and a colonoscopy. But millions...
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Aspirin for Colon Cancer and Heart Disease?

Colorectal Cancer
New recommendations say yes; experts urge caution The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends people between the ages of 50 and 59 take low-dose...
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Kim Rhoads, M.D.: Blacks More Likely to Die From Colon Cancer Than Whites

Colorectal Cancer
Researcher says the disparity is more about quality of care than race African-American patients are less likely than whites to survive colon cancer. Now, researchers have...
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Raise Colon Cancer Screening Rates With a Lottery

Colorectal Cancer
A study found a 20 percent boost in screenings if patients thought they might win $50 There is a noninvasive, at-home test folks can take...
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Why Is Colon Cancer Deadlier in Blacks?

Colorectal Cancer
Genetics may play a role in our mortality rates While colon cancer deaths are going down among African Americans, we still are more likely to...
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Cancer Clinical Trials 101

Blood Cancer
Why do cancer clinical trials matter for black health? Health disparities in cancer exist based on race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status and age. For nearly all...
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