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  1. Science Saturday: Identifying characteristics of colon polyps most likely to progress to cancer

    Researchers at Mayo Clinic are closer to answering the question, why does one colon polyp transform to cancer while another seemingly identical polyp does ...

  2. Having Colon Polyps Doesn't Mean Cancer is Inevitable

    Dear Mayo Clinic: Last month I had a few polyps removed during a colonoscopy. Does this mean I am more likely to get colon cancer? My physician told me it ...

  3. Colon polyps - Care at Mayo Clinic

    Mayo Clinic specialists have experience treating people with rare hereditary polyp disorders, including Lynch syndrome, familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and ...

  4. Nasal polyps - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Chronic sinusitis, with or without polyps, is hard to clear up. Treatment depends on the cause of the swelling and irritation. The goal is to lessen symptoms ...

  5. Bowel cancer: Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert describes role hard-to-see polyps play in cancer risk

    LONDON — Physicians screening people for bowel cancer are becoming increasingly concerned about a type of polyp once thought harmless: serrated polyps, ...

  6. Stomach polyps - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Tests and procedures used to diagnose stomach polyps include: Endoscopy, to view the inside of your stomach with a scope; Tissue sample, also called a ...

  7. Uterine polyps - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic

    But, some precancerous changes of the uterus, called endometrial hyperplasia, or uterine cancers appear as uterine polyps. A tissue sample of the removed polyp ...

  8. Colonoscopy - Mayo Clinic

    More than two polyps · A large polyp — larger than 0.4 inch (1 centimeter) · Polyps and also residual stool in the colon that prevents complete examination of the ...

  9. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Uterine polyps rarely are cancerous

    That's because some uterine cancers or precancerous changes of the uterus, such as endometrial hyperplasia, may first appear as uterine polyps. If the biopsy ...

  10. Mayo Clinic Minute: What you need to know about polyps in your colon

    John Kisiel, a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist, says this screening is a crucial step in catching colorectal cancer and precancerous polyps early. Dr. Kisiel ...