Early diagnosis key in overcoming colon cancer

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NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) -Her symptoms were around for a good six months: bleeding, night sweats and severe abdominal pain.But Jenny Barnes of Joelton wrote
them off as the stuff you simply deal with at a certain age.
"For me the pain felt like I was having a baby again," explained Barnes. "I didn’t put the pieces together."
An age-appropriate colonoscopy revealed she had Stage 1 colon cancer.
Doctors moved fast.
"They got me into surgery very quickly," Barnes said. "Two weeks later I had surgery. Six weeks later I was cancer-free."
Today the AT&T executive is shouting her message from the mountaintops.
"Early diagnosis is key," Barnes said emphatically.
She’s also telling everyone who will listen that that screening for colon cancer is as simple as a drug store screening test.

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