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Colon cancer
Hi, my name is Karen. I am a “FOUR-TIME CANCER SURVIVOR OF CERVICAL, COLON, LIVER AND RECTAL CANCER”. I am writing this asking you to help me get my story out to the world, so that in return there will be millions of people who find Comfort, Healing and HOPE. I would love to share with you how I went from despair to joy.
Our bodies are miraculous!! It's amazing how much abuse, pain, surgery, poking and prodding that a body can endure. Mine has come through 14 different surgeries in just the last 14 years.
Walk with me as I share my journey through this incredible ordeal. It has taken a lot of personal development on my part to get me through the trauma. My story could possibly be your story. There are probably many things that we have in common, you just haven't written yours down yet.
At the age of 25, I was diagnosed with cervical cancer. At 32, I was diagnosed with a Vertebral Artery Dissection in the brain. In June of 2001, at 38, I was once again diagnosed with Cancer. This time of the Colon, I prayed for God to get me through this and once again he delivered me. He wasn’t finished with me yet, so in February 2002, at 39, I was diagnosed with Cancer of the Liver. I told God that I would bear the load if only I could touch one person. He allowed me to touch more than one; he has allowed me to touch thousands. Before going into surgery for the Cancer of the Liver, the doctors told me to get my affairs in order because I probably wouldn’t make it through this time. I told them that they weren’t God, and that he would decide when it was time for me to go. Little did I know that he had more in store for me, In June of 2003, at 40, I was diagnosed with Rectal Cancer. They told me I would have a permanent colostomy and basically not much of a life. They wanted me to go to counseling, but God wanted me to be the counselor.
In conclusion, I just want to sing and share my testimony with the world.My prayer is that my book will be a blessing to you and your loved ones. It has been very healing for me to write. I look forward to sharing my whole story with you in my book: One Woman’s Story: How I Survived Cervical, Colon, Liver and Rectal Cancer. Please contact me for further questions, or feel free to visit my website at www.4xcancersurvivor.com.
In His Grip,
Karen
www.4xcancersurvivor.com
www.sonnyandkaren.net
fourxsurvivor@yahoo.com
Imagine a cancer that none of us ever has to die from; a cancer that is almost completely preventable. It may seem unfathomable, but it's not. With proper screening and early detection, we will one day wipe out colon cancer. That day, however, has not yet come.
Today, colon cancer is the third most common type of cancer diagnosed in the United States. It begins as a pre-cancerous polyp in the colon that, over the course of several years, develops into a malignant tumor. The goal is to stop the polyp before it gets a chance to make the transformation from polyp to tumor.
The big picture
In 2004, nearly 150,000 of us were diagnosed with colon cancer in the U.S. This year, 60,000 of us are expected to die. Those of us at highest risk for the disease have a family history of colon cancer and are 50-plus years of age. Studies suggest that those of us who eat a high-fat diet or whose gastrointestinal tract is chronically inflamed are at increased risk as well.
If colon cancer is caught in the early cancer stages, it is eminently treatable. Of all the treatment options, the best usually involves some form of surgery to snip out a few feet of diseased colon. In some cases, surgery will be bolstered by other therapies, such as chemotherapy or radiation.
The most important thing we can do to support one another is to encourage friends and family members to undergo regular screening for the disease. The best way to do that is to get tested ourselves. Yes, the screening tests can sometimes be invasive and unpleasant, but a diagnosis of advanced colon cancer is a lot more so.
Keep in mind: The life you save by getting screened for colon cancer may be your own -- and that's no small thing!
See also
Our bodies are miraculous!! It's amazing how much abuse, pain, surgery, poking and prodding that a body can endure. Mine has come through 14 different surgeries in just the last 14 years.
Walk with me as I share my journey through this incredible ordeal. It has taken a lot of personal development on my part to get me through the trauma. My story could possibly be your story. There are probably many things that we have in common, you just haven't written yours down yet.
At the age of 25, I was diagnosed with cervical cancer. At 32, I was diagnosed with a Vertebral Artery Dissection in the brain. In June of 2001, at 38, I was once again diagnosed with Cancer. This time of the Colon, I prayed for God to get me through this and once again he delivered me. He wasn’t finished with me yet, so in February 2002, at 39, I was diagnosed with Cancer of the Liver. I told God that I would bear the load if only I could touch one person. He allowed me to touch more than one; he has allowed me to touch thousands. Before going into surgery for the Cancer of the Liver, the doctors told me to get my affairs in order because I probably wouldn’t make it through this time. I told them that they weren’t God, and that he would decide when it was time for me to go. Little did I know that he had more in store for me, In June of 2003, at 40, I was diagnosed with Rectal Cancer. They told me I would have a permanent colostomy and basically not much of a life. They wanted me to go to counseling, but God wanted me to be the counselor.
In conclusion, I just want to sing and share my testimony with the world.My prayer is that my book will be a blessing to you and your loved ones. It has been very healing for me to write. I look forward to sharing my whole story with you in my book: One Woman’s Story: How I Survived Cervical, Colon, Liver and Rectal Cancer. Please contact me for further questions, or feel free to visit my website at www.4xcancersurvivor.com.
In His Grip,
Karen
www.4xcancersurvivor.com
www.sonnyandkaren.net
fourxsurvivor@yahoo.com
Imagine a cancer that none of us ever has to die from; a cancer that is almost completely preventable. It may seem unfathomable, but it's not. With proper screening and early detection, we will one day wipe out colon cancer. That day, however, has not yet come.
Colorectal Cancer News |
Today, colon cancer is the third most common type of cancer diagnosed in the United States. It begins as a pre-cancerous polyp in the colon that, over the course of several years, develops into a malignant tumor. The goal is to stop the polyp before it gets a chance to make the transformation from polyp to tumor.
The big picture
In 2004, nearly 150,000 of us were diagnosed with colon cancer in the U.S. This year, 60,000 of us are expected to die. Those of us at highest risk for the disease have a family history of colon cancer and are 50-plus years of age. Studies suggest that those of us who eat a high-fat diet or whose gastrointestinal tract is chronically inflamed are at increased risk as well.
If colon cancer is caught in the early cancer stages, it is eminently treatable. Of all the treatment options, the best usually involves some form of surgery to snip out a few feet of diseased colon. In some cases, surgery will be bolstered by other therapies, such as chemotherapy or radiation.
The most important thing we can do to support one another is to encourage friends and family members to undergo regular screening for the disease. The best way to do that is to get tested ourselves. Yes, the screening tests can sometimes be invasive and unpleasant, but a diagnosis of advanced colon cancer is a lot more so.
Keep in mind: The life you save by getting screened for colon cancer may be your own -- and that's no small thing!
See also
- Colon cancer - prevalence
- Colon cancer - prevention
- Colon cancer - causes and risk factors
- Colon cancer - detection and diagnosis
- Colon cancer - treatment options
- Colon cancer - prognosis
- Colon cancer - support
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