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Can parasite cause colon cancer ?
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Colon cancer?: Colon cancer is very common , specially if u have a family history of it . It is recommended that u do colonoscopy when u reach 40 , and if symptomatic.
Answered 11/27/2017
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Not that I know: Certain parasites can be associated with cancer, namely schistosoma and bladder cancer but i don't know of any that leads to colon cancer. Maybe one of my colleagues from the network does. Colon cancer is common so a person can have both cancer and parasites but it does not mean one caused the other.
Answered 9/28/2016
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