Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men and women combined in the U.S. Christian Petersen via Getty Images Dak Prescott lost his mom, Peggy, to colorectal cancer in November 2013. First, the good news: Through increased screening and treatment improvements, colorectal cancer death rates declined 52 percent from 1970 to 2015. If attained, it could prevent 277,000 cases of colorectal cancer and 203,000 deaths from the disease by 2030. She is a co-founder of The Entertainment Industry Foundation’s National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance and Stand Up To Cancer.

Source: Huffington Post March 27, 2018 12:56 UTC