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Nick Cannon's Infant Son Zen Dead From Brain Tumor

Nick Cannon's Infant Son Zen Dead From Brain Tumor

Our thoughts are with Nick Cannon after he just announced that his 5-month-old Zen, died of brain cancer.

The 41-year-old TV host and Alyssa Scott welcomed the baby boy in June of 2021. Nick announced the tragedy on The Nick Cannon Show on Tuesday (December 7).

Click inside to read what he shared…

“Over the weekend I lost my youngest son to a condition called hydrocephalus that is pretty much a malignant, midline brain tumor—brain cancer,” Nick said. “I always noticed he had a cough and so I wanted to check it out. He had this interesting breathing and by the time he was two months I noticed he had this nice sized head too—a Cannon head. We didn’t think anything of it. But I wanted to take him to the doctor for his sinus and breathing. We thought it would be routine.”

“This weekend I made an effort to spend the most quality time with Zen. We woke up on Sunday and went to the ocean with him and Alyssa and then I had to fly back to New York for the show,” he added. “I got a call on my way to the airport to head back to Zen.”

He said, “You can’t heal until you feel.”

According to the Mayo Clinic, “Hydrocephalus is the buildup of fluid in the cavities (ventricles) deep within the brain. The excess fluid increases the size of the ventricles and puts pressure on the brain.”

Our continued thoughts are with Nick Cannon, Alyssa Scott, and their family and loved ones during this time. RIP to all those we have lost this year.

Nick shares twins Moroccan and Monroe, 10, with Mariah Carey, son Golden, 4, and daughter Powerful, 11 months, with Brittany Bell, and twins Zillion and Zion, 5 months, with Abby De La Rosa.

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