If polyps were found and removed during your colonoscopy, you might be worried about what that means for your colorectal ...

Sessile polyps are flat growths that develop in the colon or intestines. There are several types of sessile polyps. These include sessile serrated adenomas, villous adenomas, tubular adenomas ...

If a doctor discovers colon polyps, they will often remove them and test for cancer. If cancer is present, cancer specialists will outline a treatment plan, which may include surgery, chemotherapy ...

“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 ...

People with small polyps like yours are at a low risk for developing colon cancer, so the recommendation by the task force is for a 7-10 year follow-up. Your doctor chose the lower part of this ...

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) released a new clinical guideline making no recommendation — for or ...

Colonoscopies are the most effective method to detect polyps in the colon that can progress into colon cancer, explains J. Casey Chapman, MD, CMO of GI Alliance, which features gastroenterology ...