In today's society, cancer rates are very high, and odds are you know a family member or friend who has suffered from a form of cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, 39.66% of men are at risk of developing cancer in their lifetime, and 37.65% of women are at risk.
However, survival rates are slowly increasing over time, and one person took to Reddit to find out stories from people who had survived cancer, by asking: "Cancer survivors of Reddit, when did you first notice something was wrong?"
What follows are a series of stories from people who survived cancer, with the hope that these stories will give people hope that this terrible illness need not be a death sentence, and convey the importance of attending regular check-ups.