DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 78-year-old male who recently had a colonoscopy and had several polyps removed, but there was also a “flat polyp” that couldn’t be removed. My doctor said that he usually ...

"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 ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m due for my first colonoscopy, and I understand that the physician will be looking for polyps. What are they? Should I be worried if they find some? ANSWER: Good for you for ...

What is your feeling about incidental endometrial polyps noted sonographically in a postmenopausal woman? I read last month's green journal's lead article, which suggested that a certain percentage of ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month and new technology is now making it easier for doctors to help prevent colon cancer. If you're scheduled to get a colonoscopy soon, you may ...

Endometrial polyps (or uterine polyps) are small fingerlike growths inside your uterus (womb). You can have one or multiple ...

April 26, 2011 (New York, New York) — A metaanalysis of women who have had polypectomies suggests that postmenopausal status and abnormal bleeding are negatively associated with endometrial neoplasia.

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 ...

So GW Bush just had some more polyps removed. It got me wondering what is it with Republican Presidents and polyps? Reagan had them, I think Bush 1st had them and now this guy. Say what you will about ...

Dr. Keith Roach is a physician at Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital. He writes an educational column on infectious diseases, public health and sports medicine. DEAR DR.