A 20-year-old male asked:
hi doctor doesn't liver cancer associate with light colored stool? if not why not
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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
49 years experience Pathology
Bile: The color in stool is mostly due to bile and some ingested materials. Light colored stools may occur if there is obstruction to the flow of bile. Liver cancer is not generally associated with obstruction to the flow of bile. You are too young to worry about liver cancer. People at risk of liver cancer those with chronic Hep B or Hep C infection and alcoholics.
Answered on Apr 22, 2018
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