A woman's colon cancer symptom was dismissed as pregnancy-related. Years later_ at 32_ the military ... (original) (raw)

Monica Trott started having colon cancer symptoms around age 30, but doctors reassured her it was a pregnancy symptom. She wasn't diagnosed until years later, with stage 3 colon cancer. Courtesy of Monica TrottA military spouse had a common symptom of colon cancer for years, but doctors dismissed it as...read full story

"I'm seeing blood. I'm seeing mucus now. I'm so tired all the time. So I was bringing them all these symptoms. And every time they would just tell me, 'It's hemorrhoids. You're pregnant, and there's not much else we can do,'"