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    I Was “Too Young” to Have Colon Cancer

    Español As told to Shannon Shelton Miller I was thrilled to be pregnant with my first child at 29. Everything went well for about eight months — until the day I went to the restroom and the toilet was full of blood. I immediately called my OB-GYN because I was scared something was wrong with my baby. At the appointment, he assured me we both were fine. It was probably just hemorrhoids or my baby was starting to rest on my organs as he grew bigger, leading to some bleeding. But new symptoms started to show up. I was dizzy,…