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Phil Scanlan pays attention to his health. Although Scanlan has stage 4 colon cancer, the disease is in remission, and he leads a more active lifestyle at 76 than most healthy people half his age. When he realized he had seven of the symptoms of COVID-19 – dry cough, difficulty breathing,...

Phil Scanlan on his patio. Scanlan self-isolated after suffering symptoms like those caused by COVID-19, the disease that results from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, also called the novel coronavirus. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Phil Scanlan on his patio. Scanlan self-isolated after suffering symptoms like those caused by COVID-19, the disease that results from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, also called the novel coronavirus. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Phil Scanlan pays attention to his health.

Although Scanlan has stage 4 colon cancer, the disease is in remission, and he leads a more active lifestyle at 76 than most healthy people half his age.

When …