Piles or colon cancer

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Asked for Male, 61 Years

My father is having piles since 10 years, but not confirmed about cancer, he has lost his weight and blood in stool made us worry about the situation. Family doctor asked for biopsy in apollo. So is it curable? At this situation? Please help where to receive a good gastoentrologist's treatment in chennai. Its critical

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Dr. Palaniappan Ramanathan

Surgical Oncologist 16 yrs exp Bangalore

Patient needs a detailed examination of anal region followed by endoscopy. Chennai has many tertiary care centres (private and govt). Any one of them should help

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Needs to consult a GI surgeon

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Dr. Archana Prathipati Oncologist 16 yrs exp Hyderabad · Accepted Answer

Dr. Archana Prathipati

Oncologist 16 yrs exp Hyderabad

Needs clinical examination and biopsy to know the cause of symptoms.. Do not worry .. Meet a gastroenterologist soon