What type of cancer did Trey Mancini have?
THE Orioles slugger and cancer survivor made his run at the 2021 Home Run Durby. MLB star Trey Mancini, 29, was diagnosed with cancer in March 2020 but has since gone into remission and returned to the league. Mancini was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. A few days after his diagnosis, Mancini had surgery to remove a malignant tumor followed up by months of chemotherapy to fight the cancer cells in his body. In a personal essay to the Players' Tribune, Mancini revealed that the doctors discovered the tumor after lab results came back low during a routine physical for the Orioles. The doctors first believed that the results were due to a potential gluten intolerance but after running a few more tests and undergoing a colonoscopy, they found the tumor. "There were times early on when I wasnt entirely sure Id be playing baseball again," Mancini said. "Id be lying if Id say that was the first thing that came to mind. The whole time I just wanted to be healthy long term and live a long life. And baseball definitely was on the back burner when I was going through all that." Following his chemotherapy, he made his debut back to the MLB on April 2, 2021. Colon cancer is a type of cancer that affects the colon or rectum and is located at the digestive track's lower end. The most common ways to treat the cancer is by surgery to remove the tumor and then chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Some of the common symptoms of colon cancer include:  Changes in bowel habits  Changes in stool consistency  Blood in the stool  Abdominal disconfort  Fatigue  Weight loss  Pain in the abdomen  Constipation  Passing excessive amounts of gas  According to Cancer.net, colon cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosis in both men and women each year. An estimated 149,500 people are diagnosed each year. Mancini was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in 2013 during the 8th round of the draft. The Winter Haven, FL, native then made his MLB debut in 2016 and has since played in 548 games for the Orioles and hit 102 home runs. Throughout his MLB career, he has had 2065 at bats and scored 291 runs. He is currently married to Sara Perlman, a sports broadcaster and host of NBC Sports' The Daily Line. The couple met while Perlman was the sideline reporter for the Baltimore Orioles broadcasts on MASN.