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‘I Had 18 Months to Live, I’m Still Fighting Colon Cancer’ 

by Anissa Durham April 10, 2023April 10, 2023

Black folks are 20% more likely to get colon cancer and 40% more likely to die from it. Read how one man is still fighting his diagnosis.

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