My Freshman year of high school, my grandfather passed away from colon cancer. It was a rough time for my family, as two of my other grandparents were also sick with cancer. But I remember that being the first time I had heard of colon cancer. It turns out that colon cancer has been an often diagnosed cancer; it is estimate that more than 135,000 people will be diagnosed this year and more than 50,000 will die. Thankfully, due to an uptick in screening rates, colon cancer d