For example: Colon polyps are usually harmless. If you have large or multiple polyps, they're more likely to turn into cancer. If it's not removed, an average-size polyp has about an 8% chance of ...

In addition, other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs, such as Aleve and Motrin) may reduce the size of polyps and, therefore, the risk of colon cancer. This theory has not been well ...

Table 1 provides information about patient (n = 82641) and polyp characteristics stratified by the size of the largest ... polyp and family history of colorectal cancer was reported to be negative ...

Having a greater birthweight or higher body size (typically measured using BMI) during childhood, adolescence or young ...

His visit came well before the U.S. Preventive Task Force’s recommendation that people should start screening for colorectal ... cancer but whether someone has larger polyps a centimeter in size ...

Adenomatous polyps typically do not cause symptoms unless they progress to colon cancer. Even then ... or not remove a polyp ...

“Not all colon polyps are cancerous but all colon cancer starts as a polyp which is ... the body expels solid waste). Polyps ...

The frequency of polyp diagnoses in close relatives was strongly associated with colorectal cancer risk ... information on polyp characteristics (size, number and histology)” and the researchers ...

A colorectal cancer ... If, for instance, you have a polyp removed, Shukla urges finding out if it was an adenoma — a pre-cancer polyp — and what the size was. “If my father had an advanced ...

Adenomatous polyps, or adenomas, are a type of poly that can turn into cancer. Treatment typically involves surgical removal. Polyps are common in older adults, with colorectal polyps occurring in ...

The most common symptom of colon cancer in younger adults is rectal bleeding, a study found. Rates of colon cancer in people under 55 have risen since the mid-1990s. Researchers identified 17 ...

The clinic's No Cost Colonoscopy program has performed over 130 colonoscopies, many which result in finding precancerous polyps. The program aims to break down barriers to colon cancer screenings ...