Doctors told a woman she was too young for colon cancer and dismissed her symptoms for years. At 22, she was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer.

Scheller was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer at 22. Now 36, she is cancer-free and gets routine screenings.

Kirsten Scheller

• Kirsten Scheller first started experiencing blood in her stool when she was 19.
• After seeing doctors for years, she was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer at 22.
• Now 36 and cancer-free, she advocates for early-onset cancer awareness.

For years, Kirsten Scheller was told the same thing by her doctors: she was too young and too active for colon cancer.