Colon polyps are growths that occur on the inner ... “Early polyps often look like a small pimple,” Dr. Mays says—so small ...

The size of a polyp and the number of polyps in the colon may be indicators of the likelihood of the polyp developing into cancer. Without knowing the stage of Van Der Beek’s cancer, it’s ...

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." ...

Guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) This test uses a chemical to look for ... precancerous polyps, preventing some colon cancers from ever developing. Some people also might like the fact ...

There's a new blood test to screen for colorectal cancer, but a new study found it's not as effective as a colonoscopy or ...

Let’s start with the cheapest, the yearly FIT, or fecal immunochemical test, which looks for fecal blood that might be caused ...

The plan to announce the diagnosis "had to be altered early this morning when I was informed that a tabloid was going to run with the news,” he wrote on Instagram on Sunday.

And by the end of the average 10 years that they were followed, there were significantly lower rate of colon cancer as being detected as you would expect because you're finding polyps and removing ...

This summer, the FDA approved a new method that looks for bits of cancer DNA circulating in a person’s bloodstream. These first-generation blood-based tests do not diagnose precancerous polyps well.

Stanford researchers found that new blood tests for colorectal cancer screening are not as effective as colonoscopies or ...

Several factors can increase someone’s risk of developing colorectal cancer, like being over the age of 45 ... a physician can look at your colon, and if a polyp (growth) is found, they can usually ...