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It's a message echoed by Dr. Robert Mennel, an oncologist with Texas Oncology at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, who is treating Shoultz.

\"There is a whole group of these sarcomas that tend to occur in younger people and a lot of times they have symptoms that are sort of very nondescript symptoms,\" he said. \"If somebody comes in and they have some abdominal discomfort and it's somebody who's in their 20s or so, most physicians think that's probably not much and it will pass.\"

\"We can't do scans on everybody, but if you really feel that something is wrong, just be persistent to get this evaluated,\" added Mennel. \"And make sure you're going to somebody who has experience and really knows what they're doing.\"

\"The takeaway would be that if you feel that something is not correct, see a physician or health care provider to let them evaluate it,\" he said. \"And if you really feel that they're not evaluating it, or if you really feel that something's wrong, pursue your desire to get it looked at and worked up.\"

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