Colon Cancer Misdiagnosis In Younger Adults Is A Concern, Study Indicates
( CNN) Kim Newcomer was knowledgeable about colon cancer; her father was diagnosed with the disease at age 46, she said. So after returning from a journey to the Dominican Republic in 2008, when she complained of constipation to her primary care physician, she was surprised that her doctor sent her home with laxatives instead of testing her for the cancer.
“I spent the next few months just going to the doctor, trying to get a diagnosis. In the first four months, I probably assured six different doctors, ” Newcomer said. “They couldn’t find anything wrong with me even though I stressed that I had a family history of colorectal cancer. They believed I was just too young for it.”
In the months following, Newcomer said, she developed a persistent cough and underwent a chest x-ray. The x-ray disclosed lesions in her lungs and one breast.
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Colon Cancer Misdiagnosis In Younger Adults Is A Concern, Study Indicates
Colon Cancer Misdiagnosis In Younger Adults Is A Concern, Study Indicates
Colon Cancer Misdiagnosis In Younger Adults Is A Concern, Study Indicates
Colon Cancer Misdiagnosis In Younger Adults Is A Concern, Study Indicates
Colon Cancer Misdiagnosis In Younger Adults Is A Concern, Study Indicates