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Bella Martinez

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March 21, 2024

Zykeisha’s Stage 4 Colon Cancer Story

Zykeisha L., Colon Cancer, Stage 4 Symptoms: Anemia, stool changes, blood in urine, back painTreatments: Chemo, Avastin, FOLFOX, FOLFIRI, surgery, Neupogen shots

bevacizumab (Avastin), Chemotherapy, Colon, Colorectal, FOLFIRI (folinic acid, fluorouracil, irinotecan), FOLFOX (folinic acid, fluorouracil, oxaliplatin), Medical Gaslighting, Surgery

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