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Does colon cancer cause painful bowel movements?

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Dr. Eric Kaplan answered

Specializes in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Can if: It is a rectal cancer usually. Actual colon cancers may cause a change in your bowel movement with no pain unless the pain is from constipation or diarrhea due to the tumor. But rectal cancers or anal cancers can indeed cause pain during and after the evacuation.

Answered 11/2/2018

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