Josh Vintner-Jackson lives with stage 4 colon cancer after spread to lungs
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Updated · Business Insider · Apr 30
Josh Vintner-Jackson lives with stage 4 colon cancer after spread to lungs
4 articles · Updated · Business Insider · Apr 30
The UK-born former Austin startup worker, now 34, was first diagnosed with stage 3 disease in 2020 after a CT scan found a bowel-blocking tumour.
Surgeons removed 15 inches of colon and 15 lymph nodes, seven cancerous, but after 12 chemotherapy rounds the cancer later resurfaced and was found in his lungs.
He has returned to the UK for ongoing treatment, while his case reflects rising late-diagnosed colon cancer in under-50s and the risk of symptoms being dismissed.
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