In 2016 Savanah Knight scheduled a colonoscopy, hoping only to find polyps that would be easily removed. Her mother had a history of polyps when she was in her 50s….
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“As I was coming back down the hall, a group of doctors stopped me and asked if they could speak to me in a nearby room.” Jackie Robins’ heart sank…
Nancy was 33-years-old in the fall of 2016 when she was diagnosed with stage IV rectal cancer. She was a young widow, having just lost her husband to a heart…
Chelsea Boet is a primary care physician. She knew about colorectal cancer, having had patients walking through her door after being diagnosed. “Screening is what I do.” She had had…
I hadn’t been feeling like myself for awhile. I was constipated and my hair and nails were dry and brittle. Plus my elbows hurt, but because I was 50, and…
I was 29 when I was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. It started when I saw blood in my stool along with constant bathroom trips. I went to my…
Brian Hargraves was shocked when he was diagnosed with stage III colorectal cancer at the age of 35. He and his wife have always been active, but while training for…
They say you’re a survivor from the day you’re diagnosed and while I do consider myself a survivor, I think we are all survivors in our own way. Sometimes I…
At the ending of 2011, my husband Carlos, who was 32 at the time, was diagnosed with stage IIIa rectal cancer. In 2012, after enduring surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy,…
Mike Evans’ story shows the importance of screening. A father of four boys, Mike was fortunate to have a loving and persistent wife, who works within the colorectal cancer community,…