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Can a doctor tell if you have stomach cancer just by doing a colonoscopy?

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Dr. Jarrod Kaufman answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Gastric cancer: No not on a colonoscopy but the upper form called and egd or endoscopy with biopsy for path confirmation.

Answered 3/31/2013

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No: Upper endoscopy is needed. Colonoscopy looks for cancer or other disease in the colon. To check for stomach cancer the endoscope needs to be inserted through the mouth for visualization of stomach.

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