Growing up with a family history of cancer, Jonathan Ting knew the importance of regular checkups. If anything were to happen, he wanted to ensure it would be caught early.

When his ENT saw some irregularities and heard about his family history, he had Jonathan undergo an MRI and biopsy. The MRI came back clear, but the biopsy showed a small tumor. Jonathan was diagnosed with stage I nasopharyngeal cancer, a rare type of head...