Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans visit Avengers fan with cancer

FILE - In this March 12, 2016, file photo, Chris Evans, left, and Robert Downey Jr. play thumb war at the Kids' Choice Awards at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. KSWB-TV reported May 24, 2016, that the actors visited an ailing Avengers fan near San Diego on May 23, 2016. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File ) FILE - In this March 12, 2016, file photo, Chris Evans, left, and Robert Downey Jr. play thumb war at the Kids' Choice Awards at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. KSWB-TV reported May 24, 2016, that the actors visited an ailing Avengers fan near San Diego on May 23, 2016. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File )

By Associated Press May 24, 2016 1 min read

EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) – The Avengers have teamed up to help lift the spirits of a teenage fan with cancer.

Iron Man Robert Downey Jr. joined Captain America Chris Evans to visit 18-year-old Ryan Wilcox at his former suburban San Diego high school Monday.

The trip was documented on Instagram by Gwyneth Paltrow, who plays Pepper Potts in the “Iron Man” films.

KSWB-TV reports students at Grossmont High School made a plea on Facebook this month asking the cast of “Captain America: Civil War” to visit Wilcox, saying it could be the best moment of his life. Evans responded with a video message telling Wilcox to “stay strong.”

The station says Wilcox left the school a year and a half ago to battle leukemia.