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

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, ...

The legacy of Katie Couric's late husband, Jay Monahan, lives on in her family's newest member. "I think about him often. I see him in my daughters on a constant basis," Couric, 68, exclusively ...

Her first husband Jay Monahan died in 1998 of colon ... So there's a lot of wood to chop in that area.” Related: Inside Katie Couric's Longtime Cancer Prevention Advocacy: 'My Personal Mission ...

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.