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Colon Cancer at 37: Symptoms I Didn’t Ignore & Why Early Detection Saves Lives
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and in this episode I’m sharing the story that started everything.
At 37 years old, I was diagnosed with stage 1 colon cancer after experiencing symptoms that many people dismiss — bloating, cramping, and blood in my stool. A colonoscopy not only found the cancer, it removed it before it had the chance to spread.
In this episode, I talk about:
• The colon cancer symptoms that led me to seek answers
• Why colorectal cancer rates are rising in younger adults
• The powerful role of screening and colonoscopy in early detection
• The genetic testing that…
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