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Bowel/colorectal cancer Awareness to Action:
If in doubt, get tested. Don’tdeprioritise your needs. You deserve to be sure of your health.
Why I decided to get tested in 2025:
🤔 I had nebulous, on/off abdominal pains for a couple of months. I had no idea if these were ‘usual perimenopausal’ symptoms or something else.
😔 A very close family friend was diagnosed with bowel cancer in mid-2024. She passed New Year’s Eve. She was one of my favourite people. Her passing underscored my own worries
👀Worries were compounded by my family’s medical history of cancer: colon, bowel, endometrial, ovarian, bladder, lung
Even when time is limited & it’s hard to plan, get tested. Don’tdeprioritise your needs. You deserve to be sure of your health for you.
Early diagnosis and treatment is essential.
My previous note shares more details
