Flying High & Pooping Low: A Flight Surgeon’s Guide to Colon Cancer

What do high-performance fighter jets and a stage four cancer diagnosis have in common? More than you think. This week, we’re joined by Dr. Avishek “Avi” Kumar, a man who pulls double duty as both a practicing oncologist and a U.S. Air Force Flight Surgeon. Avi spends his time breaking the sound barrier in F-16s and fighting the "slow-motion car crash" of cancer diagnoses in young adults. We dive into the "too young" trap: why 30-year-olds are increasingly being hit with colon cancer and why the "warning lights" are being ignored. From the G-force toll on the body to the "caliber" of your poop (yes, Avi uses military terms for dookie) this episode is about unlearning the shame that is quite literally killing us. Avi's IG: Follow Sickboy: Instagram: Tiktok: Discord:

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Flying High & Pooping Low: A Flight Surgeon’s Guide to Colon Cancer is an episode from Sickboy by CBC.

This episode is 00:50:21 long.

This episode was published on Apr 15, 2026.

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