I’m due for my first colonoscopy, and I understand that the physician will be looking for polyps. What are they? Should I be ...

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

Kayden Beish has FAP, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, a genetic mutation in genes that would normally protect against the growth of polyps. “It’s really hard to even think about at my age, ...

Not all colon polyps have the same risk of turning into colon cancer. Precancerous polyps could become cancerous; other types of polyps (hyperplastic, inflammatory) do not. Learn more at the AGA GI ...

The two main types linked to colorectal cancer are adenomatous polyps and serrated polyps. However, not all polyps pose the same risk: some, like hyperplastic and inflammatory polyps, are generally ...

A diagnostic colonoscopy may be performed where a doctor looks at the entire length of the colon and rectum, and can biopsy any concerning areas if needed; in the case of suspected rectal cancer, a ...

Precancerous polyps could become cancerous; other types of polyps (hyperplastic, inflammatory) do not. Learn more at the AGA GI Patient Center.

Precancerous polyps could become cancerous; other types of polyps (hyperplastic, inflammatory) do not. Learn more at the AGA GI Patient Center.

Not all colon polyps have the same risk of turning into colon cancer. Precancerous polyps could become cancerous; other types of polyps (hyperplastic, inflammatory) do not.