Rare? Uncommon? Think Again! Shocking Medical Stories that Defy Belief.

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This week Alex and Mary share three different women’s cancer stories that are simply unbelievable, yet sadly, they are true.

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Jacksonville 20-year-old gets a second chance at life after having a 104-pound ovarian tumor removed

Doctors repeatedly told a woman stress was causing her symptoms. Then they pulled out a volleyball-size tumor.

24-Year-Old Who 'Ignored' Stomach Pain, Bloating Had Ovarian Cancer

Episode Highlights

• Intro [0:13]

• Welcome Back! [1:23]

• Peach PJs [1:40]

• Back from Germany! [2:27]

• Covid. UGH. [2:30]

• A glorious trip to Germany! [3:40]

• Personal anecdotes [4:15]

• Mary’s fall up the escalator [4:40]

• Alex’s “pressure” moment [13:30]

• Zugspitze [14:16]

• “Run, Mary, run!!!” [15:32]

• Pay for bathrooms in Europe [18:00]

• A bounty of alarming news articles [18:27]

• Hannah’s story, stressed? No, ovarian cancer. [21:26]

• Overweight [22:30]

• Pseudotumor cerebri [23:38]

• Pectus Excavatum [27:55]

• Health Insurance [30:55]

• 104 pound ovarian tumor [32:17]

• Stage 3 colon cancer @ 24 years of age [36:29]

• Sadie Mae joins us! [40:20]

• Advocate for yourself! [43:45]

• Thanks for listening! [47:05]

Summary Keywords

Podcast, Spotify, Anchor, research, travel, ovarian cancer, insurance, pectus excavatum, pseudotumor cerebri, advocate, zugspitze, covid, colon cancer, weight bias