About Mr. Singleton
Jacob Singleton, known as JJ, is a 34-year-old colon cancer survivor. He graduated from Haywood Community College with an Associate of Arts degree, then went on to Western Carolina University and got a Bachelor of Science degree in history and political science. Mr. Singleton was Operations Manager for a group of family businesses and focused on the relationship between state guidelines and codes. In 2015, at 27, he was diagnosed with colon cancer—the next year it returned and spread throughout his body and he was given a terminal diagnosis. Mr. Singleton has worked and been a part of national organizations like Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC), The Colon Club, and Colon Cancer Coalition, advocating for better education and more funding, and informing others to get screened and how to prevent this disease. He focuses on mental health, clinical trials, and young onset colorectal cancer.
Mr. Singleton did not disclose any conflicts of interest for this workshop.