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." ...

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

The risk of a polyp becoming cancerous increases with size. Polyps that are 10 millimeters (mm) or larger are considered to ...

Symptoms of colon cancer and rectal cancer in younger adults are often overlooked. Learn why rates of these cancers are going ...

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 ...