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Zahna Eklund

Doctor who spotted her own stage 4 colon cancer shares two mild symptoms she noticed

A doctor who diagnosed her own stage 4 colon cancer has shared the two warning signs she noticed.

Dr Lauren Juyia, 38, aid she was only experiencing two mild symptoms at the time - and is now sharing the warning signs to help educate others.

She began feeling fatigued in August last year but had initially put it down to just being a part of life, until it was paired with a sense of "pelvic heaviness" which left her with a gut feeling that something was wrong, reports the Mirror.

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