For years, a personal trainer was told her stomach issues were IBS and hemorrhoid symptoms. At 40, she found out she had colon cancer.

Tracy Robert, 50, was diagnosed with colon cancer 10 years ago.

Tracy Robert

• Tracy Robert, a personal trainer and nutrition coach, was diagnosed with colon cancer at 40.
• She was told her rectal bleeding, bloating, and abdominal pain were symptoms of IBS and a hemorrhoid.
• By the time she was diagnosed, Robert needed a colostomy bag.

Tracy Robert was stretched out on her physical therapist's table when she learned she had a malignant tumor.

She had just...