‘Told Her Stage 4 Cancer Was Inoperable,’ a 38-Year-Old Therapist Defies Prognosis, Advocating for Additional TreatmentNow It’s Undetectable. Her Message Always Seek a Second Opinion

A 38-year-old woman who experienced worsening stomach pain and a growing lump in her belly, but her initial doctor dismissed itonly at the ER was she told it might be cancer. After being diagnosed with stage 4 appendiceal cancer a rare cancer type that forms in the appendix, she was first told it was inoperableuntil a second opinion led to a life-saving 17-hour surgery.