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A 36-year-old husband and father was diagnosed with cancer after he thought he simply had a case of food poisoning
Matthew Duggan said he thought his symptoms would “just go away” — but finally sought medical treatment after “about a month”
Doctors ultimately discovered a 4-inch tumor in Duggan’s bowels, and he required surgery and six months of chemotherapy
A 36-year-old man with a wife and young child thought he had a case of food poisoning — but it turned out to be cancer .
Mathew Duggan of Tasmania, Australia, noticed a change in his bowel habits in February 2024, per the Daily Mail . He told the outlet that he began experiencing diarrhea but “thought it would just go away.”
Duggan said the symptom “dragged on” for “about a month,” adding, “then I started to fe