UNC student reflects on overcoming two bouts of cancer

Posted Jan 11, 2026
Days away from his 25th birthday, Derrin Mallory is set to mark another major milestone this year. 2025 marks ten years since he first heard the words, ‘You have cancer.’ “I came home from football practice one day and just felt very tired,” Mallory recalled. “I had colds before as a kid, but this didn’t feel the same.” His mother took him to their pediatrician. (WRAL.com)

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