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Chadwick Boseman died of colon cancer at 43. What under 50s need to know – 9Coach
If you’re under 50, the recent death of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman of colon cancer at just 43 may have prompted a worrying thought.
Isn’t colon cancer also known as bowel cancer an older person’s disease? If I’m around Boseman’s age or under, should I be getting tested?
The short answer is that anyone is free to go to the chemist and buy a home testing kit (officially known as a faecal occult blood test or FOBT), which can detect tiny traces of blood in your stool.
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