Medically reviewed by Oliver Eng, MD Key Takeaways Adenomatous polyps are the most common type of polyps in the colon and are ...

“Not all colon polyps are cancerous but all colon cancer starts as a polyp which is why everyone needs to know about them and be screened regularly for them,” says Fola May, MD, a gastroenterologist ...

NEW YORK -- Beta-carotene supplements appear to promote the recurrence of potentially pre-cancerous colon polyps in people who smoke and drink regularly. A new study is the latest to raise concerns ...

Nearly 1 million colorectal cancer deaths have been averted in the last 45 years primarily due to screenings and the removal of precancerous polyps, a new study shows. The study, published Thursday in ...

Colon cancer remains one of the most prevalent yet often undetected forms of cancer, developing silently in the large intestine. According to recent medical data, it ranks as the third most common ...

Q: Five years ago, I had a routine colonoscopy where a small polyp was removed. My family doctor is advising me to have a follow-up colonoscopy now, but the gastroenterologist’s office says that I don ...

Younger adults are seeing an “alarming” increase in colon cancer cases, so the Texas Medical Association (TMA) urges people to ask their physician about colorectal screening. “We want to raise ...

Every year, doctors diagnose more than 107,000 cases of colorectal cancer. While survival rates have improved, it's still the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in men and women combined. Knowing ...

Dr. Usman Shah, who is a medical oncologist at Overlook Medical Center, phase 1 and gastrointestinal oncology medical director, emphasized in an interview with CURE that colorectal cancer screening ...

If you’re over 50 years old, there’s a good chance you’ve had a colonoscopy. But you’re just as likely not to have had one, even though physicians have begun to recommend people have one after they ...