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Noticed bright blood on toilet paper after bowel movement followed by further tiny specks then nothing.since then all is ok might this be cancer ?

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Dr. Faiz Shakir answered

Unlikely: Sounds like hemorrhoids. However if you haven't had a colonoscopy, now is the time to get one as you are over age 50. All the best!

Answered 11/29/2015

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A member asked:

Noticed bright blood on toilet paper after bowel movement followed by further tiny specks then nothing.since then all is ok might this be cancer ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Faiz Shakir answered

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