He noticed unusual stomach and back pain at 27. Months later, he learned he had testicular cancer.

Nate Shalom, 27, pictured with his girlfriend, started experiencing abdominal and back pain before he was diagnosed with stage 2 testicular cancer. Nate Shalom Nate Shalom, 27, didn't know about rising cancer rates in young, healthy people. On a work trip, he happened to meet a woman whose 30-year-old son died from stage 4 colon cancer. Her story pushed him to get his symptoms checked out. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer. As for many healthy young people , cancer was not on Nate Shalom's radar. The 27-year-old, who lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, described his lifestyle as "really active." "In a funny way, blame my girlfriend," Shalom told Business Insider. "We both just cannot sit on the couch."