SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — More young people are being diagnosed with cancer, particularly colon cancer. Doctors say they’re seeing more people in their 20s and 30s with stage three and four cancer.
Sierra LaMania had been working as a receptionist at a physical therapy office in her hometown of Sarasota.
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“Back in 2021 is when I started to notice I was having pretty intense IBS issues,” said LaMania.
Sierra was experiencing bloating, pain and an urgency to go to the bathroom.
“I went to my doctor, had CT scans, MRIs pelvic ultrasound, even an EGD done to see if I have celiac; everything came back clean,” she said.
She made changes to her diet by cutting out dyes, sugars and highly processed foods, but wasn’t until June of 2022 after a low back injury and some hip pain that things changed.
“I decided to get a colonoscopy, and it was then that they found a four-centimeter tumor in my rectum,” said LaMania.