WCPO: Raising colorectal cancer awareness
UC doctor offers tips on recognizing colon cancer following untimely passing of actor Chad Boseman
Colorectal cancer is the second deadliest form of cancer, and African Americans have the highest rates of any racial or ethnic group in the U.S. Those rates are just about 10% higher for Black men than white men.
Olugbenga Olowokure, MD, associate professor at the UC College of Medicine and a UC Health oncologist, says it can be difficult to detect the disease in someone younger than 45 years old, which is when screenings are recommended.
“If (Chad Boseman) didn't have any personal family history, he wouldn't be a person we would pick up,” Olowokure says.
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