Orange County couple with dual cancer battles, Zak and Cori Salazar, chooses life with their kids while facing death - ABC7 Los Angeles

A Mission Viejo couple with three young children are both battling cancer—one with a terminal diagnosis—and say confronting mortality has taught them to prioritize living fully with their kids. Their story highlights the emotional and practical strains on families when parents face serious illness together, and underscores choices about care, communication and planning. Similar human-interest accounts—such as a younger parent diagnosed with advanced colon cancer and an elder patient refusing to accept a terminal prognosis—show the range of family responses and the need for support and early conversations.