Baltimore, MD
A 36-year-old male asked:
Would an intermittent painless split/weak urine stream for years typically be caused by colon cancer or other causes in a male age 36?
2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in

Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 28 years experience
No: This is not a symptom of colon cancer.
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Dr. Andrew Turrisianswered
Radiation Oncology 49 years experience
Urinary split: Stream is commonly caused by mucus, and is a sign of no pathology, and certainly no relation to colon cancer. Get a urine analysis and complete physcial.
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Last updated Jul 13, 2017
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