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Colon Cancer Symptoms Every Woman Should Know

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Colon Cancer Symptoms Every Woman Should Know

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Shannon Sylvain remembers the exact moment she received the call from her doctor that would change her life forever. “My doctor asked if I was sitting down,” Sylvain recalled in an interview with Essence. “After telling her yes, I remember her voice cracking when she explained that they saw evidence of colon cancer during the procedure.”

Sylvain was 31 years old when she was diagnosed with colorectal (colon) cancer.

Something often missing from the colon cancer conversation is women, but according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Black women have the highest rate of developing colon cancer out of all women. Overall, Black men have the highest rate of getting colon cancer amongst all races.

While the risk is slightly lower…

Please read original article Colon Cancer Symptoms Every Woman Should Know posted on Healthy Black Girls on 1 August 2017 | 4:41 pm —

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