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- When no treatments worked, Broussard had a colonoscopy in December. He had a tumor where his sigmoid colon met the rectum, and scans of his chest, abdomen and pelvis found the cancer had spread. There were spots on his liver and lung. A month later, he started chemotherapy, and in March 2013 he had his first surgery to remove a tumor.
The doctor confirmed Stephen’s fears: “We found a mass — a mass that looks like cancer, acts like cancer and bleeds like cancer.” Stephen was devastated and his room soon filled with family members who felt the same.
May 17, 2015 · Diagnosed in 2012 with stage IV colon cancer, Broussard relentlessly fought the disease. Last year, he agreed to pose shirtless and tell his story to dispel some myths about this type of...
- Blood in The Stool Or Toilet Bowl
- Diarrhea
- Constipation Or Problems Having A Bowel Movement
- Unexplained and Unexpected Weight Loss
- Don’T Wait to Call Your Doctor If You See Any of These Symptoms
“I experienced bloody stools, bowel changes, and abdominal pains for months,” admits Anatole Karpovs, M.D., a pediatrician from Lake Charles, Louisiana, who was diagnosed in 2013. “But as a 37-year-old doctor with a busy practice and a hectic family life, I didn’t have time to be sick. So, I explained away my symptoms or minimized them. It was only...
Courtney Nash, who was 35 when she was diagnosed, had been dealing with chronic diarrhea, frequent stomach aches and other digestive issues for more than 20 years due to ulcerative colitis. “But after the birth of my second daughter in 2011, my symptoms increased dramatically,” says Courtney, a sugar cane farmer from Harlingen, Texas. “I started dr...
“I started having problems going to the bathroom in the fall of 2015,” recalls John Kennedy, a then 48-year-old factory worker from Indiana. “The constipation went on for two or three weeks, so I did the home remedy thing. I figured I’d eat some greasy foods, and things would just slide right on through. But one day, I literally doubled over with s...
“Most people get a bit heavier over the holidays,” says Kenneth Rolston, M.D., a retired MD Anderson infectious diseases specialist who was 66 when he was diagnosed. “But I’d been losing weight steadily for about four months by early 2017. And I was not trying to. I was also experiencing fatigue.” Kenneth finally made an appointment after his wife ...
Colorectal cancer symptoms such as diarrhea, constipation, bloating and fatigue are common and non-specific enough that they could be caused by any number of conditions. But if you experience one or more of the following “alarm symptoms,” consider it a red flag and contact your doctor immediately. 1. Rectal bleeding 2. Stools that are black and eit...
Jan 9, 2019 · Look what former model Stephen Broussard says about why you should apply for colon camp, if you are a caregiver or survivor of colon cancer: There are no words to accurately describe the feeling and...
We were one of the first to recognize the importance of early age onset colorectal cancer, seeking to raise awareness in crazy, out-of-the-box ways.
Feb 24, 2017 · When a suspected stomach bug turned out to be stage IV colorectal cancer, Darrell Sawyer came to MD Anderson for treatment.
We were one of the first to recognize the importance of early age onset colorectal cancer, seeking to raise awareness in crazy, out-of-the-box ways.
