Her unanticipated journey as a cancer advocate is the subject of a personal essay by Katie Couric published online in The American Journal of Gastroenterology(AJG) to coincide with March National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, An Unexpected Turn: My Life as a Cancer Advocate.
Ms. Couric shares the experience of losing her husband, the lawyer and TV commentator Jay Monahan, at age 42 to colorectal cancer in 1998. Ms. Couric’s piece describes the start of her commitment to cancer advocacy while at the Today Show and outlines the trajectory of her work to become a notable champion in the fight against cancer.

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