Sydney Stoner was dismissed by doctors despite having signs of colon cancer. She lied and said she had blood in her stool to get a colonoscopy.
A 27-year-old woman with extreme cramping lied about having a common colon cancer symptom to get screened sooner. She was later diagnosed at stage 4.
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