A 42-year-old thought blood in the toilet was pregnancy-related hemorrhoids. She had colorectal cancer.

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Laura Behnke didn't know she had colorectal cancer when this photo was taken.

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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.

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

Mariana Tata

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