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Pele issues statement after reports Brazil legend was receiving end of life care

Brazilian football icon Pele has issued an update on his ill health after being admitted to hospital following complications in his chemotherapy treatment for colon cancer

Daily Mirror

Pele ‘stable’ and responding to treatment, Sao Paulo hospital confirms

The 82-year-old former Brazil striker has been battling colon cancer since last September

The Independent UK

Pele is stable and responding to treatment, according to Sao Paulo hospital

The 82-year-old former Brazil striker has been battling colon cancer since last September.

The Independent UK

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Quentin Oliver Lee dies at 34 after brave battle with colon cancer

Quentin Oliver Lee's devastated wife, Angie, announced the actor's tragic death.

Daily Record

Rihanna Makes Music Comeback after Six Years with New Song 'Lift Me Up'

Chart-topper Rihanna released her first solo music in six years on Friday, an emotional ballad written in tribute to late actor Chadwick Boseman. "Lift Me Up", Barbados-born Rihanna's first new song since her 2016 album "Anti", features on the soundtrack of upcoming Marvel film "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever". The move…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Colonoscopies save lives. Doctors push back against European study that casts doubt

Colon cancer specialists worry that results of a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine could be misconstrued, and keep patients from getting lifesaving cancer screening.

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Lisa Jarvis: Don’t cancel your colonoscopy just yet

Many people in the U.S. may now be thinking that they’ve received a blessed reprieve from a middle age rite of passage: the colonoscopy. After all, a large study just made headlines for suggesting the procedure isn’t nearly as effective at lowering the risk of colon cancer as previously thought.…

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Screening procedure fails to prevent colon cancer deaths in large study

Colonoscopy screening exams that are recommended for older U.S. adults failed to reduce the risk of death from colon cancer in a 10-year study that questions the benefits of the common procedure.

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Katie Couric Says She’s Been Treated for Breast Cancer

Katie Couric said Wednesday that she’d been diagnosed with breast cancer, and underwent surgery and radiation treatment this summer to treat the tumor. Couric, who memorably was tested for colon cancer on the “Today” show in 2000, announced her diagnosis in an essay on her website, saying she hoped it…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Why Ryan Reynolds is telling people to get a colonoscopy

After he lost a bet, actor Ryan Reynolds had his colonoscopy filmed. His doctor detected a polyp, which can be a precursor to cancer. He's now urging others to get screened for colon cancer.

WEKU

Black Women’s Expo offers roadmap to financial health, mental wellness and business success

“This expo not only gives women information, but it also gives them confidence,” said Merry Green, the Expo’s founder.

Chicago Sun-Times

5K race will raise funds for colon cancer awareness

Saturday’s Get Your Rear in Gear! charity 5K helps fund local colon cancer screenings, financially supports Chicago area cancer patients, and assists research.

Chicago Sun-Times

Young Scot who cared for orphaned brothers diagnosed with terminal colon cancer aged just 32

Jamie Murray, 32, was only 19 when he and his three siblings lost their mum Shirley to cancer before their dad Jim died suddenly just six weeks later after suffering an aneurysm.

Daily Record

Boost now or wait? Many wonder how best to ride out COVID's next wave

Gwyneth Paige didn’t want to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at first. With her health issues — hypertension, fibromyalgia, asthma — she wanted to see how other people fared after the shots. Then her mother got colon cancer.

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Family of paedophile teacher who abused pupils had to ID body weeks after death amid prison failure

Ronald Wotton was serving a 16-month prison sentence when he died of colon cancer

The Independent UK

Colon cancer linked to nitrates in charcuterie, French authorities confirm

Additives used to prolong the shelf life of cold cuts increase risk of cancer

The Conversation

What happens if you die without a will?

Actor Chadwick Boseman, star of Marvel’s Black Panther, died in 2020 aged 43 from colon cancer. It came to light last month his estate would be split evenly between his widow and his parents, following a legal process.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dear Abby: Wife’s colon cancer death devastated me, and now second wife has it

Overwhelmed by fear and anxiety, man considers running away or killing himself.

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Chadwick Boseman’s £1.89 million estate split between wife and parents after actor died without making a will

The Black Panther star died in 2020 at the age of 43 following a private four-year battle with colon cancer

Daily Mirror

Pokemon's Billy Kametz dies aged 35 after battling Stage 4 colon cancer

Billy Kametz, who voiced Ren in Pokemon Journeys, has passed away less than two months after revealing he felt "ok" after being diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer

Tribune News Service

Mayo Clinic Q and A: What is the benefit of visiting a genetic counselor?

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My grandmother and mother, as well as an aunt and a cousin, have had breast cancer. Another cousin was diagnosed with colon cancer recently. It has been suggested that I undergo genetic counseling to determine my cancer risk. As a young man, is genetic testing necessary for…

The New Daily

New blood test identifies cancer patients who need chemo and those who don’t

A new blood test identifies which Stage II colon cancer patients require chemotherapy and those who don't. It will become available later this year.

The Independent UK

Billy Kametz death: Voice actor dies aged 35

Performer had taken a break from acting after being diagnosed with colon cancer

The Independent UK

Studies pinpoint which patients can skip cancer treatments

Some cancer patients can safely skip radiation or chemotherapy after surgery

Liverpool Echo

Dad faces terminal cancer without 'expensive treatment'

Justin has been diagnosed with colon cancer which has spread to his liver

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