Bruce Glikas/WireImage
<p><a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/mariah-carey-allegedly-asks-nick-cannon-to-carve-out-time-for-their-two-kids/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nick Cannon</a> is sharing more details about his late son Zen&#8217;s cancer diagnosis and unfortunate passing.</p>
<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode="ClySNafLALm" layout="responsive" width="600" height="600" data-captioned></amp-instagram></p>
<p>According to <a href="https://people.com/parents/nick-cannon-why-he-alyssa-scott-didnt-want-son-chemotherapy-before-death/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PEOPLE</a>, the father of 12 recently appeared on <em>The Checkup with Dr. David Agus </em>and shared how he and <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/photos-pregnant-alyssa-scott-officially-confirms-nick-cannon-is-her-babys-father-with-intimate-maternity-photos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alyssa Scott</a> initially learned of their son&#8217;s cancer.</p>
<blockquote><p>He was healthy, active, always smiling&#8230;</p></blockquote>
<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode="CS5AMR4hLy3" layout="responsive" width="600" height="600" data-captioned></amp-instagram></p>
<p>However, when the infant was around two months old, Cannon and Scott noticed Zen&#8217;s &#8220;interesting&#8221; breathing patterns.</p>
<blockquote><p>We [also] noticed his head was a little larger, [but] all my kids have big heads. I was a big-headed baby.</p></blockquote>
<p>The parents initially suspected that the infant had asthma and took him to see a pediatrician. The doctor was immediately concerned with the size of the baby&#8217;s head — something that Cannon recalled as the &#8220;first sign something was occurring.&#8221;</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">The Cancer Diagnosis</h3>
<blockquote><p>They did a lot of tests. They didn&#8217;t let him leave the hospital. And so you could imagine you think you&#8217;re taking your son in to get a checkup for — at the worst, I was thinking asthma, you know? And to know that he gets diagnosed with brain cancer, that was a shock.</p></blockquote>
<p>According to the outlet, Zen Cannon was diagnosed with &#8220;high-grade glioma, a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer.&#8221; In the beginning, there were a couple of procedures the couple was &#8220;all for.&#8221; One included using a shunt to &#8220;drain fluid from Zen&#8217;s brain&#8221; and decrease his head&#8217;s rapid growth.</p>
<p>Cannon noted that he and Scott wanted to prioritize the quality of Zen&#8217;s life.</p>
<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode="CZ7z6dFPGCR" layout="responsive" width="600" height="600" data-captioned></amp-instagram></p>
<blockquote>
<p id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-25" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html">That, to me, made logical sense. There was less pain on him and the procedure was quick. It was all about quality of life.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Cannon shared that doctors then informed him that his son could live up to &#8220;three or four years old.&#8221; After hearing that, Cannon recalled that he wanted Zen to have &#8220;the best existence he could have.&#8221;</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Chemotherapy</h3>
<p>Cannon then questioned doctors about whether the use of chemotherapy would extend Zen&#8217;s life or lessen his suffering. Doctors affirmed that cancer treatment wouldn&#8217;t have a significant positive impact on either, due to the placement of Zen&#8217;s tumor.</p>
<blockquote><p>Seeing your son hooked up to all of those machines — and he had to go for a shunt two or three times, and that was heartbreaking every time — even in that short amount of time, I couldn&#8217;t imagine him having to go through chemo.</p></blockquote>
<p>Cannon, who has struggled with lupus and used chemotherapy as a form of treatment, said he &#8220;knew what that did to me.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>I knew how as a full-grown man, that process&#8230; My hair was falling out. I wouldn&#8217;t even call it pain; it just sucked everything out of you. I couldn&#8217;t imagine that on a newborn and what that would do.</p></blockquote>
<p>In addition, Cannon recalled that Zen would have to &#8220;live in the hospital.&#8221; At that point, he and Scott wanted to enjoy their son and also have him enjoy them.</p>
<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode="CfJuzZhpUxk" layout="responsive" width="600" height="600" data-captioned></amp-instagram></p>
<p>Cannon added that he couldn&#8217;t have gotten through that difficult time without Scott&#8217;s &#8220;resilience&#8221;. The parents knew &#8220;the transition was coming&#8221; and although it was happening &#8220;faster&#8221; than they imagined, they still were able to share &#8220;beautiful moments.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>Luckily we did everything from the sunrise, going to the beach, the sunset, said some beautiful prayers as a family, and really came together as a family in a very beautiful way. I&#8217;m grateful for that, but it was definitely tough. To see your child there, suffering at a point and watching things shut down, it was pretty intense.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Cannon and Scott are now awaiting the arrival of their second child together, as previously reported by <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/dad-of-a-dozen-nick-cannon-fathers-second-baby-with-alyssa-scott-one-year-after-death-of-son-zen/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Shade Room</a>.</p>
<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode="ClKe7R5Jxxc" layout="responsive" width="600" height="600" data-captioned></amp-instagram></p>
 <div class="wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style="justify-content: center;;"> <div class="wpra-reactions-container" data-ver="1.3.10" data-post_id="105034" data-show_count="true" data-enable_share="onclick" data-behavior="regular" data-animation="true" data-share_url="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/nick-cannon-shares-why-he-alyssa-scott-declined-chemotherapy-for-late-son-zen-couldnt-imagine-that-on-a-newborn/" data-secure="b649ce0b13"> <div class="wpra-call-to-action" style="color: #000000;font-size: 25px;font-weight: 600;">What Do You Think Roomies?</div> <div class="wpra-reactions wpra-static-emojis size-medium" style="border-color: #ffffff;border-width: 0px;border-radius: 50px;border-style: solid;background: #ffffff;">					<div class="emoji-8 wpra-reaction wpra-pad-fix" data-count="" data-emoji_id="8"> <div class="wpra-plus-one">+1</div>	 <div style="background-color: #ff0015" class="wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style="border-top-color: #ff0015" class="tail"></span> <span style="color: #ffffff" class="count-num">0</span> </div>	</div><div class="emoji-10 wpra-reaction wpra-pad-fix" data-count="" data-emoji_id="10"> <div class="wpra-plus-one">+1</div>	 <div style="background-color: #ff0015" class="wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style="border-top-color: #ff0015" class="tail"></span> <span style="color: #ffffff" class="count-num">0</span> </div>	</div><div class="emoji-4 wpra-reaction" data-count="" data-emoji_id="4"> <div class="wpra-plus-one">+1</div>	 <div style="background-color: #ff0015" class="wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style="border-top-color: #ff0015" class="tail"></span> <span style="color: #ffffff" class="count-num">0</span> </div>	</div><div class="emoji-5 wpra-reaction" data-count="" data-emoji_id="5"> <div class="wpra-plus-one">+1</div>	 <div style="background-color: #ff0015" class="wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style="border-top-color: #ff0015" class="tail"></span> <span style="color: #ffffff" class="count-num">0</span> </div>	</div><div class="emoji-2 wpra-reaction" data-count="" data-emoji_id="2"> <div class="wpra-plus-one">+1</div>	 <div style="background-color: #ff0015" class="wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style="border-top-color: #ff0015" class="tail"></span> <span style="color: #ffffff" class="count-num">0</span> </div>	</div><div class="emoji-7 wpra-reaction" data-count="" data-emoji_id="7"> <div class="wpra-plus-one">+1</div>	 <div style="background-color: #ff0015" class="wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style="border-top-color: #ff0015" class="tail"></span> <span style="color: #ffffff" class="count-num">0</span> </div>	</div><div class="emoji-12 wpra-reaction" data-count="" data-emoji_id="12"> <div class="wpra-plus-one">+1</div>	 <div style="background-color: #ff0015" class="wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style="border-top-color: #ff0015" class="tail"></span> <span style="color: #ffffff" class="count-num">0</span> </div>	</div> </div> <div class="wpra-share-wrap wpra-share-buttons-bordered" style="">				 </div> <!-- end of share buttons -->			 </div> <!-- end of reactions container --> </div> <!-- end of reactions wrap -->		
