"Not all colon polyps are cancerous but all colon cancer starts as a polyp which is why everyone needs to know about them and ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m due for my first colonoscopy, and I understand that the physician will be looking for polyps. What are they? Should I be worried if they find some? ANSWER: Good for you for ...

Of the 6,137 pathological reports that were reviewed, 4,328 patients with endocervical polyps were identified. Most of the patients (3,656, 84.5%) had polyps reported as endocervical polyp without ...

The U.S. Multi-Society Task Force made a series of recommendations around endoscopic removal of colorectal cancer lesions in the March issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology. The task force ...

Polypectomy (the surgical removal of polyps by colonoscopy) of small polyps found during CT colonography is costly and unnecessary according to a study performed at the University of Wisconsin School ...

CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) --Doctors removed five small growths from President Bush 's colon Saturday after he temporarily transferred the powers of his office to Vice President Dick Cheney under the rarely ...

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The research, which included 29,000 women, could offer insights into the rise in rates of colorectal cancer among younger ...

Dr. Usman Shah, who is a medical oncologist at Overlook Medical Center, phase 1 and gastrointestinal oncology medical director, emphasized in an interview with CURE that colorectal cancer screening ...