I Was Told I Was Too Young to Have Endometrial Cancer — but I Did

EspañolAs told to Shannon Shelton MillerSeptember is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month.I was at work in February 2019 when my OB-GYN called me and asked if I could step away for a moment.“I’d rather not do this over the phone, but it’s pretty serious,” she said. “You have endometrial cancer, stage 1, and I’m going to refer you to an oncologist.”I was in shock. I was just 24, and while I'd experienced issues for most of my teenage and young adult years related to my reproductive cycle, I never imagined I’d be diagnosed with cancer.Since high school, I’d always had irregular periods, sometimes