斯科特-扬

故事。 "On Christmas Day 2019, I had a heart attack. Part of the treatment was taking a blood thinner. That caused or made the blood in my stool more prevalent. I received the cancer diagnosis in February 2020. I had a colon resection in April 2020. There were complications with the surgery because I had sepsis, and I was not expected to make it through the night. I was in therapy for two months before I could start treatments. I was told it was stage IV and had spread to my liver. The doctors said I have two and a half years. With support from family, friends, and my care team, I am going to smash that prognosis."

建议。 "在我确诊前四年（当时我 48 岁），我的初级保健医生让我做结肠镜检查。我拒绝了。如果您快到 40 岁了，请与您的初级保健医生谈谈，评估一下您的风险，尤其是如果您的家族中有病史的话。大多数保险公司允许在 45 岁时进行筛查。了解清楚后去做。如果您已经 50 岁了，那就太固执了。所以，当我说结肠镜检查比癌症更糟糕时，我可以用经验来说话。

"你并不孤单。沟通是关键 -- 与你的护理团队交流。有问题就问，让他们解释直到你明白为止。与家人交流，让他们知道发生了什么。心情不好也没关系，只要知道你并不孤单"。