21-Year-Old Woman Diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer After Years of Doctors Dismissing Her Pain12/7/2022  "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." "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 cancer12/2/2022 Today.com | By Jordan Greene Dec. 2, 2022, 9:58 AM PST  "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." "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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