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Why Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month is really something to celebrate this year

  • Written by Franklin G. Berger, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina
imageA man holds a photograph of Chadwick Boseman, who died from colon cancer at age 43. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. I recognize that you’re not likely to throw a party to celebrate, since most of us are not comfortable talking about our butts and our bowel habits. However, there really...

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