Charlotte man opens up about battle with colorectal cancer [Video]

Tunji was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in October of 2022.

“I felt pain in my stomach. I thought it was food poisoning Labor Day weekend,” he shared.

Tunji said the stomach pain persisted, which led to a colonoscopy that uncovered a tumor.

“You think you’re young and healthy, okay, you think you got some symptoms (and) a lot of men particularly all people will put off or delay,” Dr. Adam Kuykendal told WCNC Charlotte. “Getting checked out is the most important thing.”

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