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Colonic Polyps

A polyp is an extra piece of tissue that grows inside your body. Colonic polyps grow in the large intestine, or colon. Most polyps are not dangerous. However, some polyps may turn into cancer or already be cancer. To be safe, doctors remove polyps and test them. Polyps can be removed when a doctor examines the inside of the large intestine during a colonoscopy.

Anyone can get polyps, but certain people are more likely than others. You may have a greater chance of getting polyps if you :

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  1. Colonic Polyps (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... Have a family history of colon cancer Most colon polyps do not cause symptoms. If you have symptoms, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/colonicpolyps.html - Health Topics
  2. Colon Polyps From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)  
    Colon polyps are common in American adults. Learn the symptoms and causes of colon polyps, and how doctors diagnose and treat them. ... colon polyps, polyps, colon, colon polyp screening, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, colorectal cancer screening, colon polyps and cancer, ...
    https://www.niddk.nih.gov/.../digestive-diseases/colon-polyps - External Health Links
  3. Colonoscopy 
    Garber JJ, Chung DC, eds. Colonic polyps and polyposis syndromes. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ, eds. Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease: Pathophysiology/Diagnosis/Management . ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003886.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Colorectal polyps 
    ... is a growth on the lining of the colon or rectum. ... cm. Risk factors include: Age Family history of colon cancer or polyps A type of polyp called villous adenoma A ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000266.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Colorectal Cancer Signs and Symptoms (American Cancer Society)  
    Learn about the signs and symptoms of colorectal cancer such as blood in the stool, a change in bowel habits, abdominal pain, weight loss, and feeling ...
    https://www.cancer.org/.../signs-and-symptoms.html - External Health Links
  6. Familial adenomatous polyposis 
    ... bones, skin, and other tissues. People who have colon polyps as well as growths outside the colon are ... mutations in the APC gene leads to the colon polyps seen in familial adenomatous polyposis. Although most people ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/familial-adenomatous-polyposis - Genetics
  7. When You Visit Your Doctor: Colonic Polyps (Harvard Medical School)  
    Questions to ask your doctor about colonic polyps ... Colonic Polyps
    https://www.health.harvard.edu/...u-visit-your-doctor-colonic-polyps - External Health Links
  8. ClinicalTrials.gov: Colonic Polyps From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Colonic Polyps/Clinical Trials ... Colonic Polyps
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...onic+Polyps"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
  9. Lynch syndrome 
    ... have noncancerous (benign) growths in the colon, called colon polyps. In individuals with this disorder, colon polyps occur at a younger age but not in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/lynch-syndrome - Genetics
  10. Flexible Sigmoidoscopy From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)  
    ... CRC Test; Colorectal Cancer Test; Colorectal Polyps Test; Colon Polyps Test; Bowel Prep;
    https://www.niddk.nih.gov/.../flexible-sigmoidoscopy - External Health Links
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