Signs and symptoms
... Colon polyps range from smaller than a pea to golf ball sized. Small polyps, especially, aren''t likely to cause problems, and you may not know you have one until your doctor finds it during an examin...

Causes
... Your digestive tract stretches from your mouth to your anus. As food travels along this 30-foot passageway, nutrients are broken down into a form that can be absorbed by your body and used to build ce...

Risk factors
... A number of factors may contribute to the formation of colorectal polyps. They include: Age. The great majority of people with colorectal cancer are 50 or older. Your risk generally starts increasing ...

When to seek medical advice
... See your doctor if you notice blood in your stool, a change in your bowel habits that lasts longer than a week or abdominal pain. And if you''re at high risk, don''t wait until symptoms appear; talk t...

Screening and diagnosis
... Nearly all colon cancers develop from polyps, but the polyps grow slowly, usually over a period of years. Screening tests play a key role in detecting polyps before they become cancerous. These tests ...

Screening and diagnosis
... Nearly all colon cancers develop from polyps, but the polyps grow slowly, usually over a period of years. Screening tests play a key role in detecting polyps before they become cancerous. These tests ...

Screening and diagnosis
... Nearly all colon cancers develop from polyps, but the polyps grow slowly, usually over a period of years. Screening tests play a key role in detecting polyps before they become cancerous. These tests ...