Friends, family and fans are remembering the life of actress Kirstie Alley. She died yesterday at the age of 71. PEOPLE magazine says her death followed a short battle with colon cancer. 

Colon cancer used to be something really old people would get. But it's impacting more and more people at a younger age. Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman died of colon cancer at age 43 in 2020. Phantom of the Opera star Quentin Lee died yesterday of colon cancer. He was only 34. With us is Dr. Suhail Salem, gastroenterologist with Dignity Health Northridge Hospital.