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David Thau is a colon cancer survivor and health and wellness advocate. He was diagnosed with Stage 3C colon cancer in 2019 at just 34 years old, despite maintaining an active lifestyle and nutritious diet from his time as a high school athlete. David found himself becoming winded after walking up a single flight of stairs. As symptoms persisted, he saw a primary care doctor, cardiologist, and neurologist, who all ran medical tests for him, still unable to diagnose the issue. David finally had a CT scan (the last test he had) which revealed a baseball-sized tumor. David is on a mission to make sure more individuals know the dangers of colorectal cancer, which is on the rise for young people. Colon cancer diagnoses in those aged 20-34 is expected to grow by 90 percent from 2010 to 2030, while rectal cancer diagnoses in that age group is expected to increase by 124 percent, according to MD Anderson Cancer Center. David discusses this issue more in-depth in his most recent ABC News interview, which you can find HERE.