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Prescott's Foundation Saves Life Through Early Cancer Screening

11/26/2025

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Dak Prescott founded a cancer research and mental health foundation after his mother Peggy died of colon cancer in 2013.
In 2024, Prescott and former Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy organized staff cancer screenings.
Tad Carper, who had no symptoms, was diagnosed with Stage 2 throat cancer during those screenings.
Carper credits Prescott with saving his life through early detection and is now in remission after treatment.

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Dak Prescott founded a cancer research and mental health foundation after his mother Peggy died of colon cancer in 2013.
In 2024, Prescott and former Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy organized staff cancer screenings.
Tad Carper, who had no symptoms, was diagnosed with Stage 2 throat cancer during those screenings.
Carper credits Prescott with saving his life through early detection and is now in remission after treatment.