Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After the fasting, the uncomfortable cleanse and a drowsy ride home, it’s a relief to have your colonoscopy screening behind you.

POLYPS of the rectum and colon have been observed with increasing frequency in the past few years, particularly because of the emphasis placed upon sigmoidoscopy as a method of early detection of ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm 46 and had my first colonoscopy last month. The doctor said everything looked good, although he removed a few polyps. Can you explain what a colon polyp is and if should I be ...

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Researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the association between metabolic components and risk for precancerous polyp recurrence.

A colonoscopy recently revealed colon polyps — and a recommendation for another colonoscopy in three years. My younger sister’s colonoscopy yielded similar results. Neither of us seems to have many, ...

A colorectal polyp is a growth that may present on the lining of the colon or rectum. While these are fairly common and affect between 15-20% of the adult population, they are not usually associated ...

Colon polyps are growths of tissue inside the large intestine, also called the colon. Some polyps are mushroom-shaped protrusions on the end of a stalk. Others appear as bumps that lie flat against ...

What Is a Tubular Adenoma? If you’ve ever had a colonoscopy to screen for colon cancer, your doctor may have told you that they found polyps. These small clumps of cells that form on your colon lining ...

The cervix is a tubelike channel that connects the uterus to the vagina. Cervical polyps are growths that usually appear on the cervix where it opens into the vagina. Polyps are usually cherry-red to ...

Bruce Black is no stranger to sinus trouble. He’s had it for much of his adult life, thanks to hay fever, asthma, and nasal polyps. Nasal polyps are teardrop-shaped growths that can form anywhere in ...

A colon polyp is a fleshy growth on the inside of the colon, also called the large intestine. In general, the larger a polyp, the greater the likelihood of cancer. A colon polyp is a fleshy growth on ...