Fans Want Celebrities to Advocate for Health Conditions

In addition to battling leukemia, the former Lakers star fought prostate cancer. As a Black man, he’s at greater risk, he recently wrote.

After the actor’s death, African Americans are reminded once again about the importance of being screened early for colon cancer.

In a new website post, he provided an update on his treatment, thoughts on the U.S. and a new song.

In a recent documentary, Latifah educates audiences about interstitial lung disease, the illness that took her mom’s life.

Watkins, whose culinary talents earned him a spot on “MasterChef Junior,” was just 14.

His family issued a statement saying they’re optimistic that he’ll be well enough shortly to “bring laughter back into their hearts soon...

The NBC anchor revealed his early-stage yet aggressive cancer diagnosis on air to encourage men, especially Black men, to get screened.

He battled Stage IV pancreatic cancer for 18 months.

Walker, who pioneered the “outlaw country” sound, was 78.

Her new foundation advocates for kinder therapies to fight the disease.