GI bleeding in patients taking blood thinners for an irregular heartbeat should prompt doctors to check for colon cancer, according to a new study.
Between 4% and 8% of a-fib patients who had bleeding in the lower GI tract were diagnosed with colon cancer, compared to less than 1% of those without bleeding, said study leader Peter Vibe Rasmussen of the Department of Cardiology at Herlev-Gentofte University Hospital, part of the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.
"Our findings underline the important point that patients with gastrointestinal bleeding should always be offered meticulous clinical examination, irrespective of whether or not they are taking . It should not be dismissed as a mere consequence of anticoagulant treatment," Rasmussen said in a journal news release."We should tell them that if they see blood in their stools they should always consult their doctor," Vibe Rasmussen said."Timely examination could potentially provide early detection of [colon] cancer."
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