A 42-year-old thought blood in the toilet was pregnancy-related hemorrhoids. She had colorectal cancer.

Laura Behnke didn't know she had colorectal cancer when this photo was taken. courtesy of Laura Behnke A woman in her early 40s thought the blood she saw in the toilet was hemorrhoids. More than a year later, she was diagnosed with stage 3b colorectal cancer. Experts say rectal cancer is on the rise in people under 50, and destigmatizing toilet talk is key. Laura Behnke did not have time to worry about cancer when she first saw blood in the toilet. She was trying in vitro fertilization for ...