For 10% of colorectal cancer patients, hereditary factors play a role, with higher percentages among younger patients.

"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 ...

AI can increase adenoma detection rates by 10-15%, enhancing colonoscopy effectiveness in reducing colorectal cancer risk. Higher adenoma detection rates correlate with lower interval colorectal ...

MONTREAL (CP) - Colorectal cancer can develop more quickly than previously thought and may come from polyps traditionally viewed by doctors as harmless, a new study suggests. Experts have ...

Undergoing cancer treatment at a younger age can put the survivors at risk of developing numerous gastrointestinal polyps, even if they do not have hereditary susceptibility to polyposis. The acquired ...

Sponsored FOY Procedure Helps Scuba Diver Conquer Complex Colon Polyps and Dive Again Sunil Amin, M.D., a gastroenterologist and Director of Endoscopy at UHealth, the University of Miami Health System ...

According to the National Cancer Institute, colorectal polyps are common in adults ages over 50 years. Most polyps are not cancerous, but some types may have a higher risk of becoming cancerous, so ...