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2 Women Who Had Colon Cancer in Their 30s Share Misdiagnosed Symptoms

2 Women Who Had Colon Cancer in Their 30s Share Misdiagnosed Symptoms

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Brooks Bell and Sarah Beran connected online in July 2023 over something unfortunate they had in common: they were both treated for colon cancer in their 30s after doctors misdiagnosed them. Now, they’re working together to prevent others from having the same experience.Before Beran was told in 2020 at age…

How GI Doctor Tries to Prevent Colon Cancer, Aside From Eating Healthy

How GI Doctor Tries to Prevent Colon Cancer, Aside From Eating Healthy

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Colon cancer is rising in people under 50. James Kinross, a gastrointestinal surgeon who researches how the gut microbiome affects our risk of the disease, told Business Insider that poor gut health could be partly to blame.Research suggests the gut microbiome, the trillions of microbes that live in the digestive…

A Woman Was Diagnosed With Colon Cancer After Years of Stomach Pain

A Woman Was Diagnosed With Colon Cancer After Years of Stomach Pain

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For years, Naiké Vorbe tried to ease her abdominal pain. A dietitian advised her to cut gluten and lactose, but nothing worked.Stomach discomfort wasn’t new for her: throughout most of her adult life, she cycled from being constipated to having diarrhea. “I was constantly one or the other,” Vorbe, 42,…