I have been having bloating, some cramping, gas for abuot 2 years now. Off and on, I have foul smelling gas. I had an abdominal ct scan a few months ago which was normal. My concern is, could this still be colon cancer? Does the fact that my ct scan was clear still make colon cancer a possibility? I'm so frightened...
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It is possible that the CT scan missed something, but not particularly likely. The only way to definitively rule out colon cancer is to have a colonoscopy.
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I hope by now you've gotten some answers and are feeling better. I'm having a colonoscopy in about 2 weeks. I had bloodwork, a chest xray, and a ct scan with contrast done- all were clear except for a slightly elevated bilirubin count (Gilberts Syndrome). A CT is not the best test to diagnose colon cancer. However, it can show if cancer has spread to other organs or the lymphnodes- so in a way, in can help diagnose stage 3 or 4 colon cancer. If your CT was clear you can at the very least rule out a later stage of colon cancer. But as for early early diagnosis-stage 0-2, really a colonoscopy is the best and most accurate test for detecting colon cancer.
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