Her Bloating Turned Out to Be Colon Cancer at 37. Then She Learned She Had a BRCA2 Mutation
After a stage 1 colon cancer diagnosis at 37, Marisa Stachelski (pictured above) learned she had a BRCA2 mutation that increased her risk of several other cancers. Photo: Marisa Stachelski Marisa Stachelski was diagnosed with stage 1 col…
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