09.05.20
Chadwick Boseman worked through colon cancer. 3 other people with the illness talked to Insider about what that’s really like.

After Chadwick Boseman's tragic death from colon cancer at age 43, fans and celebrities lauded everything the "Black Panther" actor accomplished in his too-short life. Some people with cancer said they found the discourse was rooted in misconceptions about living with the disease, as if it's a sudden acute illness rather than a disability. Not