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April 30, 2010
Sam Taylor-Wood has been in the press for her May-December romance with her much-younger fiancé, Kick-Ass star Aaron Johnson. However, the director, who is expecting a child, has survived much worse than flak from the press. The star made it through being diagnosed with cancer twice before the age of 35.

Taylor-Wood was diagnosed with colon cancer in 1997 at the age of 30, just after the birth of her first daughter, but she made it through the chemo with a clean bill of health. Then, two years later, the director discovered a lump in her breast that was eventually found to be breast cancer.

Though Taylor-Wood has been cancer-free for years, she still dreads her annual check-up.

"It's the most frightening day of my year, because you just know that your life can just be turned and flipped into a dark place," she told Harper's Bazaar. "That fear of being told something humongous like that is something you never get used to."

Though many women are aware of the dangers of breast cancer, the issue of colon cancer awareness is not as widely publicized. However, early detection of the disease offers the best prognosis.

Doctors also suggest that an active lifestyle and a healthy diet can help reduce one's risk of contracting the disease. The issue also seems to be attracting more attention, as the Centers for Disease Control recently awarded many states funding to support the screening of low - income people between the ages of 50 and 64 years who are under insured or uninsured.

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