Colorectal cancer screening for precancerous polyps is important to prevent cancer and is recommended every 10 years after age 45. Each year, thousands of Illinoisans are diagnosed with colorectal cancer, and early detection through screening is key. Colorectal cancer is…
Fans and many former co-stars were shocked to learn of Chadwick Boseman’s passing after a four-year battle with colon cancer. Boseman starred in and promoted films like Black Panther, 42, Get on Up and more—all while quietly undergoing treatment for…
Seventy-three-year-old John Werries put off getting a baseline colonoscopy for years, even declining the simple colorectal cancer screening kits his wife offered to obtain for him during the screening kit give-away events presented annually by Jacksonville Memorial Hospital. “I was…