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Keigo Higashino Dies

Taiwan ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ Health & Science

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Japanese mystery novelist Keigo Higashino, celebrated for works like 'The Devotion of Suspect X,' has died of colon cancer at age 68. His death on July 23 has prompted mourning from fellow artists and renewed calls from doctors for public cancer screenings. Higashino held significant literary influence in China and his works were widely adapted in Japan, South Korea, and China.

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ Taiwan/Chinese

Japanese author Keigo Higashino dies of colon cancer; doctors urge public screening

- Japanese mystery novelist Keigo Higashino died of colon cancer on July 23 at age 68. - Doctors urge the public to utilize free screening resources for early detection of colon cancer, which often lacks early symptoms. - Colon cancer is the second most common cancer in Taiwan, with nearly 20,000 new cases annually and remaining a top cause of cancer death.