In about 5–10% of colorectal cancer patients, hereditary factors play a role, with higher percentages among younger patients. Research from Radboud university medical center and university hospital Bonn (UKB) in collaboration with researchers from Munich and Barcelona,

Researchers show that genetic analysis of colorectal polyps can uncover cancer predisposition missed by blood-based testing. Studying 333 polyps revealed APC mosaicism and distinct genetic pathways in adenomatous and serrated polyps.

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, if any, of the typical lifestyle risk factors for polyps.

Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in the United States, and as the years pass, it’s clear that the degree of people under 50 that are being diagnosed with the disease is steadily increasing. It's estimated that ...

Of the 6,137 pathological reports that were reviewed, 4,328 patients with endocervical polyps were identified. Most of the patients (3,656, 84.5%) had polyps reported as endocervical polyp without additional descriptors. Of the remaining patients, 628 (14. ...

In about 5–10% of colorectal cancer patients, hereditary factors play a role, with higher percentages among younger patients. Research from Radboud