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Regards Colon cancer
Hi, my MIL was diagnosed colon cancer 5 years back and it cured with the treatment but now while pooping she saw some blood in stools so is this again it's is related to colon or something else??
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Could be a recurrence.
Next Steps
For confirmation get a colonoscopy done and biopsy from the tumor if you find any on colonoscopy and tumor marker test CEA, CECT scan abdomen and CBP too
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An early consultation with a surgical oncologist
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Has she been on regular follow up? Has she undergone follow up colonoscopy in last year? If not imaging (CTscan) , serum CEA and colonoscopy are indicated (as she is known case of colon cancer)
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Meet an oncologist and get evaluated as advised
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