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Does Passing Stools About Three Times A Day Indicate Cancer?
My brother was just told he had colon cancer he had a colonscopy and has to have treatment. He is going to be 50 yrs this year. My mom had colon cancer also at age 60 and had to have treatment too. I am 53 years this year and for about the last 10 years I have had to go poop about 3 times aday since my hyesterical could that be signs of poypols
Thu, 9 Jul 2015
no. it may be possible that it is other disease not the cancer. it should be confirmed by some other investigations like Colonoscopy guided biopsy, barium enema.
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