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Nobody ever wants to receive a cancer diagnosis. But when I found out I had poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma of the cecum ¡ª a type of colorectal cancer ¡ª in September 2012, I was somewhat relieved.

As someone who¡¯d had ulcerative colitis since middle school, I¡¯d been dealing with chronic diarrhea, frequent stomachaches and other digestive issues for more than 20 years. But after the birth of my second daughter in May 2011,...