By Dominique Fluker ·Updated March 31, 2023
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer occurs in the colon or rectum, a part of the digestive system, also called the gastrointestinal system. According to the American Cancer Society, Black people have the highest colorectal cancer rates of any ethnic group in the United States. We are 20% more likely to get it and 40% more likely to die from it than any other population. Many of our Black luminaries were affected by
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