Features, Health and WellnessColon cancer survivor says it’s time to take the disease seriouslyPosted on September 2, 2020 In a year that has already brought so much tragedy and loss, Chadwick Boseman’s death at age 43 seems unthinkably cruel and unfair. How could such a vibrant performer, such a vocal and visible Black role model, have been suffering through late-stage colon cancer? Why did he hide his illness from the public? Why did we not see it? .