Legendary journalist and entrepreneur Katie Couric shared exclusively with PEOPLE why she will always advocate for people ...

Katie Couric has advocated for colon cancer awareness since losing her husband to the disease in 1998. He was diagnosed at 41 years old, with symptoms like fatigue and digestive changes.

When Katie Couric's husband, Jay Monahan, was diagnosed with colon cancer at 41 years old, it came as a complete shock. By the time he was diagnosed, the cancer was stage 4. He died nine months later, ...

Katie Couric has advocated for colon cancer awareness since losing her husband to the disease in 1998. He was 41 years old and his symptoms like fatigue didn't stand out as signs of cancer.

Katie Couric has advocated for colon cancer awareness since losing her husband to the disease in 1998. He was diagnosed at 41 years old, with symptoms like fatigue and digestive changes. Detecting ...

Katie Couric will never stop advocating for people ... The cause hits close to home. Her first husband Jay Monahan died in 1998 of colon cancer, while her sister Emily died of pancreatic cancer ...

Katie Couric will never stop advocating for people with colon cancer ... The cause hits close to home. Her first husband Jay Monahan died in 1998 of colon cancer, while her sister Emily died of ...

Katie Couric is committed to raising awareness about ... The former Today anchor lost her first husband, Jay Monahan, to colon cancer in 1998, when he was just 42 years old. In the decades since ...