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21-Year-Old Woman Diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer After Years of Doctors Dismissing Her Pain

12/7/2022

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People Magazine | By Vanessa Etienne Published on December 7, 2022 10:13 AM
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"​Jessie Sanders was 15 when she first started experiencing sharp abdominal pain, and after six years of being dismissed by doctors, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer."
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"​The San Diego State University student, now 21, opened up to Today about her years of pain before the diagnosis. When the pain began, Sanders said her OB-GYN told her to try birth control and that her body was simply going through changes."
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Woman, 21, had severe abdominal pain for years. Doctors dismissed it. It was ovarian cancer

12/2/2022

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Today.com | By Jordan Greene Dec. 2, 2022, 9:58 AM PST
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"Sharp abdominal pain struck Jessie Sanders' body. For almost two weeks in November 2021, she couldn't eat, work out or move. All she did was lie in bed."
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"Then, the day after Thanksgiving 2021, Sanders, 21, finally drove herself to the emergency room. She was fed up with the pain. Her weight had dropped a lot. What frustrated her most was that she couldn't eat her Thanksgiving dinner."
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