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Mark Byington, Vanderbilt basketball coach, received devastating news when his girlfriend, Katina Kangelaris, was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. Despite her healthy lifestyle and lack of family history, she was given a 10-15% chance of survival over five years. Byington balanced his coaching duties with caring for Kangelaris, who shifted from anger to acceptance and is now in a clinical trial at Duke. Shes pushing awareness as colon cancer rates are rising in people under fifty. Byington is using his platform to encourage screenings and early detection.

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