Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MDMedically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Polyps in the colon and rectum (together called colorectal polyps) are common in people over age 50. They are usually ...

President Biden had a "potentially pre-cancerous lesion" removed after receiving a routine colonoscopy last week. Biden had a "benign appearing 3 mm polyp removed" last week that was sent in for ...

President Joe Biden’s doctor released the results of a colonoscopy that was part of the routine physical that left then-Acting President Kamala Harris in charge for an hour and a half. According to a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The polyp removed from President Joe Biden’s colon last week was a benign, slow-growing but potentially pre-cancerous lesion that required no further action, his doctor said in a ...

Nov. 24 (UPI) --The polyp removed from President Joe Biden's colon last week during a colonoscopy has been diagnosed as benign, the physician to the president said. In a memo released Wednesday but ...

Hyperplastic polyps in the colon are typically harmless, with a very low risk of causing cancer. However, doctors may choose to painlessly remove them during a colonoscopy. Hyperplastic polyps are ...

A surgeon speaks with a patient about colon cancer screening. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy) Just saying the word colonoscopy makes some people feel uncomfortable. But consider this: Colorectal ...

“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 ...

For nonpedunculated polyps measuring 3 mm or less, cold forceps polypectomy is noninferior to cold snare polypectomy and takes significantly less time, according to the results of the TINYPOLYP trial.

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