A 33-year-old member asked:
Is there any connection between anal cancer and toilet paper?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Upendra Parvathanenianswered
Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
No: No scientific evidence exists for this connection.
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A 38-year-old male asked:
Little red dot in stool but not on toilet paper could it be cancer? Or indigested food?
Dr. Christine Homanswered
Pediatrics 32 years experience
Stools vary in consistency and colors; foods like corn kernels and tomatoes (skins) can also appear.
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A 20-year-old male asked:
20yo guy.Bellybutton moist-transparent watery stuff keeps coming.Wiped wid toilet roll, discharges makes toilet paper stiff.Poked alot.Urachal cancer?
Dr. Steven Hebertanswered
Pathology 31 years experience
cyst of infection: Probably an infection but a urachal cyst is a possibility. Very unlikely this would be cancer. See your doctor.
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Trace of blood on toilet paper hemorrhoids or cancer?
A Verified Doctoranswered
Rheumatology 54 years experience
Have it evaluated.: Blood in the stool is not diagnostic of any one disorder. However, it needs to be evaluated. See a gastroenterologist.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Does chewing (not swallowing) toilet paper over many years (if one has pica disease) cause cancer? Because of the presence of dioxin?
Dr. Lynne Weixelanswered
Clinical Psychology 38 years experience
Therapy to quit: It certainly makes sense to quit now that you know of a possible bad risk. That will help if you work w/ a good therapist experienced w/ pica. But the... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Have had post coidal spotting the last three times I've had sex. Each time it has been less and just a few drops on the toilet paper. What are the chances this is cervical cancer? Or something more benign?
Dr. Dora Chizeaanswered
Anti-Aging Medicine 50 years experience
There are several possible causes for above symptoms and at age 39 years cervical cancer seems to be unlikely. That said, this is what Gynecologists d... Read More
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