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A Stage 4 Cancer Diagnosis at 37, and a $120,000 Lifeline | Greta Wire
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33:15Now PlayingAt 37, Alex was fit, healthy and working as a geneticist. Then he received a shocking diagnosis: stage 4 rectal cancer that had spread to his liver.
In this episode of "Greta Wire," Greta Van Susteren sits down with Alex to hear how his symptoms began, why his cancer proved difficult to detect, and what it has been like undergoing radiation, chemotherapy, surgery and immunotherapy while still in his 30s.
Alex also brings a unique perspective to his diagnosis. With a background in computational biology and statistical genetics, he has spent his career studying how genes influence disease — yet extensive testing has revealed no known genetic explanation for his own colorectal cancer.
Now Alex is pursuing another option: an experimental personalized cancer vaccine, designed using mutations found specifically in his tumor.
The cost? About $120,000.
After Alex started a GoFundMe and Greta shared his story with her followers on X, strangers responded almost immediately. Alex says his fundraiser climbed from about $50,000 when he went to bed to roughly $110,000 the next morning.
Greta and Alex discuss the science behind personalized cancer vaccines, the troubling rise of colorectal cancer among some younger adults, the loneliness of fighting cancer at a young age — and what the extraordinary response from complete strangers taught Alex about human nature.
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