If polyps were found during your colonoscopy, they were most likely removed. If a polyp was very large, a biopsy or sample ...

said people who have no family or personal history of colon cancer or colon polyps should start regular colonoscopies at 45. Kanth said people with a family history of colon polyps or other risk ...

Jim Blocher, a 67-year-old uninsured man, discovered he has precancerous polyps after receiving a free colonoscopy at the Columbus Free Clinic. The clinic's No Cost Colonoscopy program has ...

If we're able to identify polyps, which are precancerous lesions in the lining of the colon, we would then have the opportunity to remove them and prevent the development of cancer in the first place.

Colorectal cancer is preventable through colonoscopy, which identifies and removes precancerous polyps, reducing cancer risk. Rising colorectal cancer rates in individuals under 50 are linked to ...

Despite the fact that Lind had no noticeable symptoms, doctors at AdventHealth found cancer in his colon. "They found 10 polyps and a tumor, and it didn't look good," Lind said. "It's super scary.

They're afraid to ask. One of the biggest risk factors for colorectal cancer is a family history of either polyps or cancer." Once one comes of age for colon cancer screening, they will have the ...

DETROIT – Let’s be honest: no one wants to have a colonoscopy, but it is not only recommended; it can also be life-saving. One of the biggest problems with a colonoscopy is that it is simply ...