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University of Connecticut: Death of 'Black Panther' Star Sheds Light on Young Adults' Colon Cancer Risks
March 18, 2021
STORRS, Connecticut, March 18 (TNSRes) -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news:

In a year marked by painful losses, movie fans have another reason to grieve: Chadwick Boseman, the star of the popular film "Black Panther," died Aug. 28 at age 43, following a four-year battle with colon cancer.

Boseman was among a growing number of young adults to be diagnosed with colon cancer, a condition once regarded as an older person's disease.

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