Simone Ledward Boseman (right) alongside Dr. Kimmie Ng, director of the Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Center at Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center
Leward Boseman visited Dana-Farber’s Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Center, one of the first centers in the U.S. dedicated to treating both colon and rectal cancer in patients under 50.
By Thea DiGiammerino • Published March 3, 2024
Simone Ledward Boseman, wife of Chadwick Boseman who cared for him during his four-year battle with colorectal cancer, visited Dana-Farber Cancer Institute on Saturday to raise awareness about the disease.
Her husband, who was known for his starring role as King T’Challa in the ‘Black Panther‘ movie and other appearances in the Marvel franchise, died of the disease in 2020. Since then Ledward Boseman has shared some details of their story publicly, including why they decided to keep the diagnosis private and how it affected their family. She has also become an advocate for early detection.
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