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Will constipation or less bowel or incomplete bowel moments cause colon cancer?

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Dr. Charles Gordon answered

Specializes in Adolescent Medicine

NO: We don't know just what causes colon cancer but history of constipation does not seem seem to be an important risk factor for it.

Answered 6/7/2016

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