My Colon Cancer Came Back as Terminal Stage 4 | How I Found Support | JJ's Colorectal Cancer Story

After brushing off stomach pain for months, JJ was eventually diagnosed with stage 2 colon cancer at 27. After going through 6 rounds of chemo and surgery, he started to feel pain once again in his stomach. His cancer then came back as terminal, stage 4. Since his diagnosis, he’s tried 5 different chemotherapy regimens, but they were all unsuccessful. Doctors then told him, he had two options: hospice and dying or trying a clinical trial.

JJ then joined a clinical trial and it has kept his cancer from spreading further, beating the 25% odds of surviving past 5 years after diagnosis. In this conversation, JJ shares the reality of being on lifelong chemotherapy, finding mental health support, starting his advocacy journey, and the importance of listening to your body.

Watch segment 1 of JJ's story: I was in Disbelief When I got Colon Cancer |    • I was in Disbelief When I got Colon C...  

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Contents of this Video:
00:00 - Intro
10:41 - Finding support
17:30 - Words of advice

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