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Colon Cancer

Colon or large intestine cancer primarily develops in the elderly. Benign polyps on the inner wall of the colon undergo malignant transformation. Symptoms include fatigue, weight loss, bloody stools, changes in bowel habits, etc. Obesity, alcoholism, smoking, sedentary lifestyle, old age, family history, diabetes, food lacking fibers and rich in fat, inflammatory intestinal diseases, family history, etc., are the risk factors. Surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy are the available treatment options.

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Are bloody stool and abdominal pain suggestive of colon cancer?

Query: Hello doctor, I am a 28-year-old female who is awaiting a colonoscopy. I was diagnosed with GI bleeding after having a history of blood in my stools. I had abdominal pain, diarrhea, loose ribbon-like stools, fatigue, and an unusual weight loss of around 23 pounds in two months. I am also experiencin...  Read Full »


Dr. Prathap

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. I also appreciate your thorough explanation of symptoms. To begin with, as you are only 28 years old, your chances of developing cancer are extremely low. Your symptoms appear to be ulcerative colitis, which can only be ...  Read Full »

I have periodic blood in my stool. Please help.

Query: Hi doctor, I have periodic blood coming out of my stool once a month for the last one year. It is very periodic and is not regular. Along with that, I recently developed frequent indigestion and stomach burning sensation. I do have a history of gastric issues though. Now, I am really confused if I ...  Read Full »


Dr. Arshad Hussain Shah

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern as bleeding along with stool (bleeding per rectum) is a major concern for any individual. Do not worry much as there are more noncancerous causes of bleeding per rectum than cancerous causes in your age group. So, you need thorough investi...  Read Full »

What is the best treatment for stage 3 colorectal cancer?

Query: Hello doctor, I have attached the CT report of my mother. Could you please verify the reports and suggest the best treatment for her? Thanks.  Read Full »


Dr. Ajeet Kumar

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand that you must be very upset while seeing these reports. The CT (computed tomography) scan findings are raising the possibility of colorectal cancer, although it needs to be proven in the biopsy (attachments removed to protect the patient’s identity). ...  Read Full »

My 69-year-old mother suffers from colon cancer. Kindly help.

Query: Hi doctor, My mom is 69 years old, smoker and she was diagnosed with colon cancer. She used to suffer from her stomach pain and we ended up doing a colonoscopy for it and the doctor found a tumor. We need to know what is the best way to help her and what is recommended in her case? Should the docto...  Read Full »


Dr. Arshad Hussain Shah

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through the reports of your mother (attachment removed to protect patient identity). As per reports she has a sigmoid colon cancer. There is no distant spread of cancer (not spread outside colon) as per CT scan reports. The report is also showing multiple re...  Read Full »

Does mucus in stools indicate any cancer or liver disease?

Query: Hi doctor, I am an 18 year old male. For the last three weeks, I have been having the urge to poop. But, only mucus would come out. I have had blood tests and stool samples taken and everything was normal except the following. I had a high lymphocyte count of 3.3, high bilirubin count of 1.6 and low...  Read Full »


Dr. Kagathara Happy Kumar Devkaranbhai

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The symptoms of colon cancer are blood in stool, altered bowel habit that is intermittent constipation and diarrhea, mild and occasional abdominal pain (depending on the site of the cancer), decrease appetite and weight loss. Mucus in stool either indicates inflamm...  Read Full »

What causes enlarged pericecal lymph nodes?

Query: Hello doctor, I just want to start off by saying that I am a 24-year-old male. I have been diagnosed with IBS in the past, and for about a good seven months I have had stomach issues on and off. Nothing serious, no weight loss or any large amounts of blood in the stool. I had one CT scan the first ...  Read Full »


Dr. Anshul Varshney

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. See as such mesenteric lymphadenitis does not directly represent colon cancer. It is very commonly seen post infection. So what we do is that we give antibiotics for seven days and later repeat an ultrasound abdomen after one month to check for the size of lymph nodes. ...  Read Full »

I see blood in my stools after constipated and passing a hard stool. Why?

Query: Hi doctor, I gave birth to a baby through a C-section three months back. I was constipated before three weeks and had a hard stool the next day, and I felt little blood on the tissue, but I could not confirm. However, the next day, I had blood in stool and on tissue paper, too, as I attached the pic...  Read Full »


Dr. Ajeet Kumar

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. It is not uncommon to have gut upset at the time of pregnancy, and this is because of weight gain, water retention, the pressure of the gravid uterus over the bowel loops, and decreased water and fiber intake as in ...  Read Full »

I had a burning sensation and noticed blood during bowel movements. Is it suggestive of colon cancer?

Query: Hello doctor, I am 40 years old and noticed blood during bowel movements. The blood on the toilet paper was bright red but looked a little darker around the stool. I usually have hard stools most of the time. The bowel movement was uncomfortable, and I had a burning sensation. I started taking suppl...  Read Full »


Dr. Shyam Kalyan. N

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Mostly it will be an anal fissure and not cancer. The symptoms you have told me are all consistent with fissures. You must avoid constipation at all costs. I suggest you take plenty of fluids and water daily with lots of fibrous foods, fruits, and vegetables. Avoid s...  Read Full »

Can multiple gastric problems be a preindicator of colon cancer?

Query: Hello doctor, My husband has been having a lot of issues in the past year. He does have a history of colon cancer in his family and I am more concerned. He gets excessively bloated (looks like a pregnant lady) very often. He gets bad gas that causes pressure on his chest. Sometimes he will have prob...  Read Full »


Dr. Lalit Kumar Bansal

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is good that you are concerned regarding your husband with a positive family history. We should be alert for any conditions if they are running in the family. As per you, your husband has multiple gastric problems with back pain and numbness. These problems may be d...  Read Full »

Is stromal invasion criteria for identifying epithelial malignancy?

Query: Hello doctor, I am a 36-year-old male that was being treated for intestinal or peritoneal TB. My understanding is that the diagnostic criteria for malignancy of epithelial is stromal invasion. Immunohistochemistry is used to identify the type of cancer once it is shown there is a malignancy. If you ...  Read Full »


Dr. Ashish Vilas Jawarkar

Answer: Hello doctor, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your understanding of the criteria for malignancy is precise, that there has to be a stromal invasion in case of epithelial cancer. But sometimes it is difficult to identify stromal invasion because the epithelial cells are not apparent on light microscopy in ...  Read Full »

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