Woman gets stomach removed after being told of mutation that put her at risk of stomach cancer

Posted on: Nov 15, 2019 | Posted by: Health Mag

Emily LeFrancq, of Woodland, Washington, was diagnosed with a mutation, which put her at a high risk of a rare syndrome that can develop into diffuse gastric cancer.

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