For Tarik Ceric, competing in a body building contest while in cancer treatment is one of the toughest things he’s ever done – and also one of the most rewarding.
Cowden disease is a type of PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS) caused by a mutation in the PTEN gene. PHTS raises the risk of developing certain types of cancer, including skin, thyroid, breast, endometrial, colorectal, and kidney.