Dr James Cleary, a gastrointestinal oncologist at Dana-Farber cancer institute in Boston, warned that if you have anemia and unintended weight loss, you should get checked for colon cancer.
A colon cancer doctor revealed two uncommon signs of the disease. He said that having these signs could warrant getting a colonoscopy. READ MORE: Is THIS what's causingDoctors are warning people under 50 to be on the lookout for two symptoms — amid an unprecedented rise in colon cancers in young patients.
Data from JAMA Surgery showed that colon cancer is expected to rise by 90 percent in people ages 20 to 34 by the year 2030. Doctors are not sure what is driving the mystery rise A colonoscopy is a test where a doctor inserts a flexible tube with a camera on the end into the rectum. That blood loss can result in iron deficiency anemia, Dr Cleary noted. Additionally, he said that bleeding can happen on a microscopic level, so patients would not be aware of it.
'And if you really can't come up with a good cause, that person really should undergo a colonoscopy.'Doctors are warning that certain stool shapes like narrow poop could be a sign of colon cancer.
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