Trenton teen diagnosed with 4 types of cancer

By Carrie A. Mizell

Corbin Wiggins should have been on the basketball court last Thursday night playing in a summer scrimmage game at Bronson. Instead, the Trenton High School junior sat courtside cheering on his teammates.
It was while undergoing a routine sports physical two weeks ago, that Corbin’s pediatrician noticed a mass and referred the 17-year-old to a radiologist.
From there Corbin was sent on to a urologist, who confirmed mixed germ cell carcinoma generated from testicular cancer.
“We were pretty floored,” said Angie Wiggins, Corbin’s mother. “You tell yourself that it’s just going to be a biopsy and they won’t find anything…”
Instead, the urologist asked Corbin how long it had been since he had eaten, because he needed to be rushed into surgery right away.
Last week, as Corbin was recovering from the surgery, the Wiggins family learned that Corbin has a total of four different types of cancer, three of which can be treated with chemotherapy. The fourth type of cancer Corbin has is very aggressive, and rapidly growing. Doctors have found that it has already moved into the lymph nodes around his kidneys. This week, Corbin will undergo an MRI to determine if the cancer has reached his brain. Then on Friday, Corbin and his family will find out if he has to undergo surgery to remove the cancerous lymph nodes around his kidneys or if a brain operation will be necessary.
“Emotionally Corbin is doing really good,” Angie said. “We are trying to prepare him for the chemotherapy.”
According to his mother, the Tigers baseball and basketball player has lost four pounds over the last week.
But through this trial, Corbin is learning that he has the support of his peers, many of whom broke from football workouts last Thursday to walk over, shake his hand and pat him on the back, before offering words of encouragement.
Trenton High School Principal Lynette Langford said on Tuesday that Corbin is a great kid and everyone loves him.
“He always has a smile on his face and tries his hardest in all he does,” Langford said.
An account has been set up to benefit Corbin Wiggins, who is the oldest of Angie Wiggins’ four children, at Capital City Bank.
“It’s hard to say what we need right now, other than prayers,” Angie said. “We are just waiting to see what the doctor says on Friday.”