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For the past two days i have had bright red blood in the toilet after bowel movements. could it be cancer? i am a 38 yr old women two
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See physician now: Blood per rectum is never normal. Benign causes include hemorrhoids, but cancer is always a possibility. See your physician immediately for evaluation. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003130.htm , http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003133.htm
Answered 9/12/2014
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