Updated
Updated · Business Insider · Jul 13
Randy League Beats Stage 3 Colon Cancer by June 2026 After Lynch Syndrome Diagnosis
Updated
Updated · Business Insider · Jul 13

Randy League Beats Stage 3 Colon Cancer by June 2026 After Lynch Syndrome Diagnosis

2 articles · Updated · Business Insider · Jul 13

Summary

  • June 2026 marked Randy League’s cancer-free milestone after treatment for stage 3 colon cancer that was diagnosed in April 2025, when he was 45.
  • A sharp overnight pain in January 2025 led to months of tests and waits before doctors found a golf ball-sized tumor and identified a rare invasive colon cancer variant.
  • Genetic testing later showed League has Lynch syndrome—affecting about 1 in 300 Americans—which sharply raises colon cancer risk and prompted concern about screening for relatives, including his 16-year-old daughter.
  • Six weeks of radiation and oral chemotherapy shrank the tumor, and his Lynch syndrome-linked mutation qualified him for immunotherapy, which let him keep working with fatigue as his main side effect.
  • League now faces regular MRIs, CT scans and annual colonoscopies, and says the ordeal underscored the value of having a primary care doctor and getting screened at 45.

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