health
March 15, 2026
A young dad's colon cancer spread to his lungs with no warning. He says a clinical trial led to a miracle.
Updated on: March 14, 2026 / 8:56 AM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- Spencer Laird was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at 25, treated with surgery, and later found it had spread to his lungs.
- A clinical trial at Duke University is testing immunotherapy as a first-line treatment for microsatellite stable colorectal cancer.
- Laird's tumors have significantly shrunk, transforming his prognosis from terminal to uncertain but hopeful.
- This trial represents a potential non-chemotherapy approach for this type of cancer.
Continue reading the original article