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'Very Active' Dad, 37, Thought He Had Sore Abs. It Was Stage 4 Colon Cancer

When Chris Kowalski, 37, began experiencing rib pain, he assumed it was a pulled muscle. To his shock, it turned out to be stage 4 colon cancer. Kowalski and his oncologist, Leon Pappas, MD, PhD, MSc, tell TODAY.com about the promising results he’s seen after participating in a clinical trial at Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute.

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