What I learned as a stage IV colorectal cancer survivor
My journey to MD Anderson began in November 2012, when I came down with what I thought was a 24-hour stomach flu. My doctor referred me to a gastrointestinal specialist, who prescribed a probiotic.
When my upset stomach still hadn¡¯t gone away a month later, he scheduled a colonoscopy. That¡¯s when he discovered a tumor in my intestines so large that he couldn¡¯t complete the procedure. A CT scan confirmed the presence of a tumor...
