Symptoms can vary depending on the location of a tumor. The right colon is spacious. Accordingly, cancers of the right colon (ascending colon and cecum) tend to grow outwards from one location in the bowel wall. They can become quite large before causing any abdominal symptoms.
Right-sided cancers typically cause iron deficiency anemia, leading to fatigue, weakness, and shortness of breath. Rarely do right-sided cancers obstruct feces.
The left colon is narrower than the right colon. As a result, cancers of the left colon tend to develop around the colon, and can obstruct the bowel the way a napkin ring would.
Left-sided cancers present with symptoms such as constipation, narrowed stool, diarrhea, abdominal pains, cramps, and bloating. Blood in the stool may also be symptomatic of a growth near the end of the left colon or rectum.
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Symptoms can vary depending on the location of a tumor. The right colon is spacious. Accordingly, cancers of the right colon (ascending colon and cecum) tend to grow outwards from one location in the bowel wall. They can become quite large before causing any abdominal symptoms.
Right-sided cancers typically cause iron deficiency anemia, leading to fatigue, weakness, and shortness of breath. Rarely do right-sided cancers obstruct feces.
The left colon is narrower than the right colon. As a result, cancers of the left colon tend to develop around the colon, and can obstruct the bowel the way a napkin ring would.
Left-sided cancers present with symptoms such as constipation, narrowed stool, diarrhea, abdominal pains, cramps, and bloating. Blood in the stool may also be symptomatic of a growth near the end of the left colon or rectum.
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March 8, 2012 - 1:44pmKathy
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