Doctors told a woman she was too young for colon cancer and dismissed her symptoms for years. At 22, she was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer.

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Kirsten Scheller
Scheller was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer at 22. Now 36, she is cancer-free and gets routine screenings.

Kirsten Scheller

A $700 blood test promises to detect 50 different kinds of cancer. The results come with major caveats.

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Grail's Galleri test uses two vials of blood to screen for over 50 different kinds of cancer.

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A new report found nearly 4 in 10 cancers are linked to preventable causes. Here are the best ways to lower your risk.

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Daily exercise can reduce cancer risk.

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An OB-GYN pushed for a preventive double-mastectomy in her 40s. A week later, she learned she had stage 1 breast cancer.

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Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi before her double-mastectomy
Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi was told she was "paranoid" for wanting a preventive double-mastectomy.

Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi

Colon cancer is officially the deadliest cancer for people under 50. Experts are shocked at how quickly this happened.

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Cancer survivors visited a fight colorectal cancer "United in Blue" flag installation on March 10, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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He was 37, constipated, and exhausted. What doctors thought was IBS was stage 3 colon cancer.

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Mohammad Samad poses for a photo in a hotel room.
Mohammad Samad was leading a healthy lifestyle when he was diagnosed with colon cancer at age 37.

Mohammad Samad

4 healthy habits to help lower your risk of breast cancer, according to an oncologist

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Regular screenings such as mammograms are a key part of catching cancer early, when it's most treatable.

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An oncologist was shocked to learn she had breast cancer. She had no symptoms and thought she was low-risk.

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Dr. Sue Hwang, a radiation oncologist, said her own experience with breast cancer helped her see vulnerability as a strength instead of a weakness.

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A 26-year-old was bloated and thought she had hemorrhoids. She was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer.

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Mariana Tata, 26, had two subtle symptoms of colon cancer before she was diagnosed.

Mariana Tata

CEO Jensen Huang stepped in as criticism mounted over a key Nvidia product launch, internal emails show

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Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang

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