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  • How a Division I athlete who never smoked turned his stage 4 ALK+ lung cancer diagnosis into a fight for a cure

    How a Division I athlete who never smoked turned his stage 4 ALK+ lung cancer diagnosis into a fight for a cure

    After being diagnosed with stage 4 ALK-positive lung cancer despite never smoking, former Division I athlete David Cornbrooks turned his diagnosis into a mission — raising more than $1.2 million to advance research and bring hope to others.

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