Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD An adenomatous polyp, also known as an adenoma, is an abnormal growth of cells that forms ...

Here is a picture illustrating the relationship between polyp (i.e. adenoma) detection and the chance of later being diagnosed with colon cancer (what the cool kids call PCCRC: post-colonoscopy ...

The NHS doesn’t offer bowel screening until we’re 50. Yet with cancer rates rising, it may be worth forking out for a private ...

So colon cancer, the second leading cause ... the colonoscopies then to be able to identify precancerous polyps. We call them adenomas. There are other precancerous polyps called sessile serrated ...

St. Luke's Hospital is using artificial intelligence (AI) technology that can help doctors find early signs of Colon Cancer.

Finding and removing colon polyps may help prevent colon cancer. In addition, colon cancer screening may help find cancer early, making a cure more likely. Your gastroenterologist will ...

Figure 5. Typical appearance of a sessile serrated adenoma/polyp in the ascending colon. Arrows indicate the indistinct upper edge of this flat, pale lesion. Serrated polyps are common and have ...

A free fatty acid form of the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) reduces both the size and number of polyps in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP ...