colon cancer

“Women in Blue” Join the Fight Against Colon Cancer

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, which is the 2nd leading cause of cancer for men and women. Alabama News Network’s Ellis Eskew is one of 18 women from various industries who is taking part in the “Women in Blue” campaign. She’ll be wearing blue all month long to raise awareness of colon cancer and raise funds for the Cancer…

‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer at 43

Actor Chadwick Boseman/Source: Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, died Friday of cancer, his representative said. He was 43. Boseman died at his home in the Los Angeles area with his wife and family by…

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: News Anchor Samantha Williams is our Woman in Blue

The word we all pray no doctor says to our loved ones or ourselves: cancer. Unfortunately, it is a word my family is familiar with. When I was in high school, my precious, spunky 6-year-old cousin went to the doctor. Expecting to walk out with nothing more than an ear infection, she and my family walked out with a lot…