For 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 ...

Sept. 24 -- TUESDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Black people undergoing colon cancer screening are more likely to have large precancerous polyps than are whites. Black men had a 16 percent increased ...

USA: A new study from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center indicates that carefully selected patients with malignant colorectal polyps carrying high-risk features may be managed safely without ...

Colorectal polyps are small growths on the inner lining of the colon. Polyps are not usually cancerous; most are hyperplastic polyps with a low risk of cancer; but some (known as adenomatous polyps) ...

Polyps, also called adenomas, are clumps of cells that grow from the colon’s lining. Although less than 10 percent become cancerous, most colon cancers are thought to develop from polyps. Previous ...

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Jan. 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Heavy drinking increases a person’s risk of colon cancer over their lifetime, a new study says.

A new study found intake of omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as those found in fish, can protect against developing colon polyps, according to findings published in the American Journal of ...

A recent study from the Inova Schar Cancer Institute suggests a potential link between extreme endurance running and an increased risk of precancerous colon growths in younger adults. The research, ...

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer deaths among people under 50 in the US, a study in the Journal of the ...

Dr Salhab begins by showing what a healthy colon should look like. “This is what a colon should look like. It's fairly uniform in colour, the surface looks smooth, there’s no abnormal growth or ...

People who smoke face greater risk of developing precancerous polyps called flat adenomas in the large intestine, a new study available in Los Angeles on Saturday suggests. The finding may explain the ...