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I had a narrower stool than it normally is is this from colon cancer i am 16 years old?

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No: There is virtually zero risk of you having colon cancer.

Answered 4/1/2016

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Chance 4 ab / pelvic CT scans all missed symptomatic colon cancer (narrow stools, occaision blood) over three years. Also had sigmoidosopy to 35cm?

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