Chantel Brink

Chantel Brink

February 5, 2025

Woman reveals five colon cancer symptoms that should not be ignored

How much do you know about colon cancer? A single mother has stepped forward and spoken about her battle with stage four colon cancer in an effort to raise awareness around the warning signs she dismissed. Mother of one, Radwah Oda from Texas has been juggling raising her child, maintaining an office job and fighting her cancer.

She went viral on TikTok when she posted a video about her experience which has raked in over 2.3 million views, sharing the symptoms she completely overlooked. She has urged the public to take their health more seriously and not ignore these most commonly dismissed symptoms which are major red flags.

Changes in Stool

woman on cellphone while on the toilet
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Radwah started off describing one of her first warning signs of colon cancer. Her bowel habits had changed. She noticed how her stool started off becoming more pencil shaped and she initially dismissed this, assuming it was just mild constipation.