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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.
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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
Per the organization, there are 108,860 new cases of colon cancer and 49,990 new cases of rectal cancer so far in 2026, at the time of writing.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 11 Feb. 2026
But the good news is rectal cancer is often curable, especially when found early, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
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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
Per the organization, there are 108,860 new cases of colon cancer and 49,990 new cases of rectal cancer so far in 2026, at the time of writing.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 11 Feb. 2026
But the good news is rectal cancer is often curable, especially when found early, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Rectal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rectal. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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