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

IN a review of records of patients studied at the Lahey Clinic twenty or more years ago, it is not unusual to see a diagnosis noted "polyp of rectum or colon; patient to have periodic checkups." ...

One is called familial adenomatous polyposis where the patient has multiple polyps in the colon and they carry that trait down to their children, and when that happens, it is, you have a very high ...

Symptoms of colon cancer and rectal cancer in people under age 50 include rectal bleeding, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.

If they find a polyp, I would recommend that you have another colonoscopy within a year, because what happens is that polyps go on to turn into malignancies, and sometimes when you get your ...

Clinical trial spots Preston man’s potentially cancerous polypA clinical trial being run at a specialist site in Preston spotted a potentially cancerous polyp. Paul Sadler signed up to participate in ...

The final and most telling symptom was blood in her stool. Initially, Cherl thought the red blood she saw was due to ...

What is Cologuard, and what are the requirements for receiving this test through Medicare? Read on to learn more.