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A member asked:
Is it possible to have a bowel cancer and a stroke at the same time?
4 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Yes: The pathophysiology of one has nothing to do with the other.
Answered 7/5/2012
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Why not?: Unfortunately, having one misfortunate does not confer immunity to other co-existing problems. In fact, some illness actually contribute to strokes.
Answered 10/4/2016
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Yes: Stroke can happen related and unrelated to the bowel cancer. Cancer will cause hypercoagulable state-that will increase risk for develpment of blood clots/thromboses. Bowel cancers on average more commonly occur at the middle age/older age group- the same age group where other conditions also happen - i.e. Hypertension, cholesterol , diabetes etc-which are risk factors for stroke.
Answered 10/3/2016
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