I thought it was hemorrhoids, but a woman in her 20s diagnosed with colorectal cancer...I missed my doctor, too
Oct 28, 2025
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According to foreign media such as the New York Post, Meagan Meadows, a 24-year-old woman living in Temecula, California, was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer and is currently undergoing chemotherapy.
She has been suffering from bloody stool symptoms since October 2024, but based on the advice of her family and friends, she thought it was a simple hemorrhoids and did not visit the hospital. As symptoms persisted in February this year, I visited my doctor, but there is no need to worryOnly blood tests and CT scans were recommended, and the results were normal.
About two months later, a large tumor was found in the large intestine, and additional CT and blood tests confirmed that the lymph nodes were swollen.
A few days later, she was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, and in June, she underwent surgery to remove the tumor, part of the colon, and 20 lymph nodes.
As a result of the examination, cancer cells were found in seven lymph nodes, and they were finally diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer.
"When I heard that cancer was stage three, I felt like my heart was sinking""I was so scared that death could be a reality at my age," she said. Recalling the time, she kept saying to her parents in the car that `I don't want to die.'," he added.
The treatment was not easy. She said "It's getting harder and harder as the treatment goes on"It takes a lot of will to go back to the hospital again." Her case teaches a lesson that if even a small symptom is repeated, you should not ignore it and undergo an early examination.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
