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Could anyone explain what bear print in eyes is linked to bowel cancer been told i have over 3 spots in both eyes and need tests why?

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Bear prints?: Freckles on the retina (congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium) were discovered to be a marker for gardner's, a variant of familial polyposis of the colon (fap). You're an adult and without a personal or family history, you may simply wish to be screened for colon cancer more often than other folks.

Answered 1/19/2014

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