TikTok star diagnosed with colon cancer urges young people to know warning signs: 'Take it serious'

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Randy Gonzalez, also known as Enkyboy on TikTok, said six months ago, a doctor told him he was a dead man. Now, he wants to warn young people to know the signs of colon cancer.

ALVIN, Texas -- TikTok star Randy Gonzalez told ABC13 he was diagnosed with colon cancer more than six months ago, but he is not giving up.

"He said, 'Regardless what you do, you're a dead man,'" Gonzalez said, recalling the first doctor who informed him about his diagnosis."When he told me that, I was lost."RELATED |Now, the cancer is spreading. He said he had no family history of cancer or colon cancer, but he struggled with abdominal pain on and off for years.

According to the Colon Cancer Coalition, one in five colon cancer patients are between the ages of 20 and 54 years old. The recommended age for screenings is now 45 years old.

 

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For those who don't want to click: On and off stomach pains his Dr's dismissed as an ulcer or gallbladder. He had no family history of stomach cancer.

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