A 25-year-old woman got engaged after landing her dream job. Days later, she was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer.
Anastasia Sevriukova, a 27-year-old aerospace engineer, was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer shortly after landing a dream job and getting engaged. Her story highlights the importance of recognizing early symptoms and the challenges of navigating health crises during major life transitions.
Why it matters
It serves as a cautionary tale regarding the rising incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer and the necessity of medical advocacy.
Anastasia Sevriukova, 27, was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer after experiencing blood in her stool, fatigue, and suddenly feeling drunk from one glass of wine. Anastasia Sevriukova When she was 25, Anastasia Sevriukova experienced a few colon cancer symptoms . Because she had no family history, she thought she had hemorrhoids and was just tired from her job. She was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. When Anastasia Sevriukova first noticed blood in her stool at age 25, she didn't tell anyone at first — not her then-boyfriend or her mom. Her Google search narrowed the cause down to either colon cancer — which seemed extremely unlikely due to her lack of family history — or hemorrhoids. "I Googled 'I had oysters. Did the shell cut my intestine?'" Sevriukova, now 27, told Business Insider. She tried hemorrhoid creams that didn't work.
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