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I found a black streak in my stool, not the whole stool, just streaks. do i have bowel cancer?
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Bowel cancer?: It's doubtful at your age that you'd have a gastrointestinal cancer, but it's likely you have something that can be addressed by a gastroenterologist. Could be something simple, of course, but an exam is in order.
Answered 3/22/2020
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