Question about colon polyps?
California Dreamer asked:
Do those eventually turn to cancer if not removed? Also, how slow-growing are these polyps (in other words, can they turn cancerous within five years)?
Do those eventually turn to cancer if not removed? Also, how slow-growing are these polyps (in other words, can they turn cancerous within five years)?
(36-year-old female, family history of colon cancer on both sides of the family (maternal great-grandmother, paternal great-uncle)…also, dad has diverticulitis and irritable bowel syndrome I had my first colonoscopy three years ago, doctor found two polyps and lanced them off … will need another colonscopy in two years.)
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if you had polyps you should have it done every 5 years the DR told me it takes 9 years for polyps to turn to cancer if they are going to if you didn’t have polyps then its every 10 years but with family history it should be every 5 years