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Cancer Diary: Missed Diagnosis and Delayed Treatment - Can you avoid it?

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  I came across a sad story recently, one that likely happens far more than anyone suspects. Cancer is so very elusive that many people -- and I do mean many people whom I know -- have no idea that they had cancer until they were diagnosed at stage 4 (and the end of life, in most cases). Two symptoms, not pass off as innocuous, might well have saved some of them. You can read this particular story here -- and it is worth investing a few minutes to do so:  Cancer took my dad in just 12 weeks. Now I warn everyone about two symptoms (msn.com) For other posts about signs of cancer, click HERE . For other Cancer Diary posts, click  HERE . Blog editor's note: As a memorial to Carl, and simply because it is truly needed, MSI Press is now hosting a web page,  Carl's Cancer Compendium , as a one-stop starting point for all things cancer, to make it easier for those with cancer to find answers to questions that can otherwise take hours to track down on the Internet and/or from profession