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Is blood in stool from rectal or colon cancer constant or does it come and go?
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It depends on the size, site and nature of the lesion. It can be either
Answered 9/29/2022
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From no blood whatsoever to massive life threatening bleeding can be seen, not a reliable way to diagnose colon cancer. It has to do with location and size among others, bleeding progression is not seen only in malignancies.
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