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Notably, O’Hara’s death certificate listed rectal cancer as an underlying cause of death.
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Symptoms include blood in stool or rectal bleeding; changes in bowel habits such as diarrhea, constipation or narrowing of stool that lasts more than a few days; unintended weight loss; and cramps or abdominal pain.
—Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Esparza said the symptoms that raise red flags include blood in stool or rectal bleeding; changes in bowel habits such as diarrhea, constipation or narrowing of stool that lasts more than a few days; unintended weight loss; and cramps or abdominal pain.
—CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
Other symptoms include fatigue as a result of anemia, a change in bowel movements, stomach pain or abdominal discomfort, rectal bleeding or blood in stool, weakness and unexplained weight loss, Friedman, who did not treat Van Der Beek, told Fox News Digital.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Symptoms include blood in stool or rectal bleeding; changes in bowel habits such as diarrhea, constipation or narrowing of stool that lasts more than a few days; unintended weight loss; and cramps or abdominal pain.
—Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Esparza said the symptoms that raise red flags include blood in stool or rectal bleeding; changes in bowel habits such as diarrhea, constipation or narrowing of stool that lasts more than a few days; unintended weight loss; and cramps or abdominal pain.
—CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
Other symptoms include fatigue as a result of anemia, a change in bowel movements, stomach pain or abdominal discomfort, rectal bleeding or blood in stool, weakness and unexplained weight loss, Friedman, who did not treat Van Der Beek, told Fox News Digital.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
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“Rectal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rectal. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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