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Turned-off cannabinoid receptor turns on colorectal tumor growth
Hindu, India - Aug 3, 2008
... of polyps. A CB1 antagonist called rimonabant is currently marketed overseas for weight loss. The researchers note that a patient's risk for colorectal ...
Fair offers 40-foot model of human colon
Chicago Tribune, United States - Aug 1, 2008
... cancerous and non-cancerous polyps, Crohn's disease, diverticulosis, ulcerative colitis and various stages of colon cancer. Colorectal cancer is the ...
Relay for Life: No 'I' in team
The Reporter, WI - Aug 1, 2008
Those most at risk have a family history of colon cancer, previous cancer, a history of polyps or inflammatory bowel disease. The death rate from colorectal ...
Easier colon cancer test may be over-the-counter
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - Aug 2, 2008
... and removal of polyps before they turn into cancer. And that early screening also means that colorectal cancer can be treated more effectively. ...
Most With Colon Cancer Have No Family History of It
RedOrbit, TX - Jul 28, 2008
A family history is a significant risk factor if a family member or close relative (parents, brothers, sisters or children) had colorectal cancer at a young ...
I will go lightly into that good loosening
Yakima Herald-Republic, WA - Aug 2, 2008
Nearly 150000 Americans will likely be diagnosed with colorectal cancer this year, and almost 50000 are likely to die from it. ...

Irish Medical Times
HIQA calculate 'cost per life gained'
Irish Medical Times, Ireland - Aug 1, 2008
A programme of colorectal cancer screening is next on the agenda and a HIQA HTA on this is underway. First the HTA will compare the effects of a screening ...
Parkview Regional Hospital Reminds ?Colonoscopies Can Save Lives?
Mexia Daily News, TX - Jul 25, 2008
A family history of intestinal polyps or colorectal cancer (especially before the age of 60) also results in an increased risk. ...
Colorectal Cancer: Prevent it, find it, beat it
The Daily Astorian, OR - Jul 9, 2008
... screening test for colorectal cancer - a test that could save their life. Screening exams can find and remove pre-cancerous polyps before they turn into ...
Don't be embarrassed to address colon and rectal problems
Southtown Star, IL - Jul 29, 2008
For example, most colorectal cancers start as benign growths called polyps so detecting and removing these polyps during colonoscopy can greatly reduce the ...
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A Comparison of Virtual and Conventional Colonoscopy for the Detection of Colorectal Polyps -
HM Fenlon, DP Nunes, PC Schroy, MA Barish, PD … - New England Journal of Medicine, 1999 - content.nejm.org
... Next Next. A Comparison of Virtual and Conventional Colonoscopy for the Detection
of Colorectal Polyps. ... CT Colonography of Colorectal Polyps: A Metaanalysis. Am. ...

Prevention of Colorectal Cancer by Colonoscopic Polypectomy -
SJ Winawer, AG Zauber, MN Ho, MJ O'Brien, LS … - New England Journal of Medicine, 1993 - content.nejm.org
... colorectal adenomas progress to adenocarcinomas, as well as the current practice
of searching for and removing adenomatous polyps to prevent colorectal cancer. ...

Detection of colorectal polyps with CT colography: initial assessment of sensitivity and specificity … -
AK Hara, CD Johnson, JE Reed, DA Ahlquist, H … - Radiology, 1997 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Radiology. 1997 Oct;205(1):59-65. Click here to read Detection of colorectal polyps
with CT colography: initial assessment of sensitivity and specificity. ...

… for screening and surveillance for early detection of colorectal polyps and cancer: update 1997. …
T Byers, B Levin, D Rothenberger, GD Dodd, RA … - CA Cancer J Clin, 1997 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Click here to read American Cancer Society guidelines for screening and surveillance
for early detection of colorectal polyps and cancer: update 1997. ...

Risk of Advanced Proximal Neoplasms in Asymptomatic Adults According to the Distal Colorectal … -
TF Imperiale, DR Wagner, CY Lin, GN Larkin, JD … - New England Journal of Medicine, 2000 - content.nejm.org
... Colorectal Polyps: Detection with Low-Dose Multi-Detector Row Helical CT
Colonography versus Two Sequential Colonoscopies. Radiology ...

… blinded evaluation of computed tomographic colonography for screen detection of colorectal polyps -
CD Johnson, WS Harmsen, LA Wilson, RL Maccarty, TJ … - Gastroenterology, 2003 - Elsevier
... Cokkinides and H. Eyre, American Cancer Society guidelines on screening and
surveillance for the early detection of adenomatous polyps and colorectal cancer. ...

… of germ-line mutations in the APC gene and the number of colorectal polyps in familial adenomatous … -
H Nagase - Cancer Research, 1992 - AACR
... ARTICLES. Correlation between the location of germ-line mutations in the APC gene
and the number of colorectal polyps in familial adenomatous polyposis patients ...

Computed Tomographic Virtual Colonoscopy to Screen for Colorectal Neoplasia in Asymptomatic Adults -
PJ Pickhardt, JR Choi, I Hwang, JA Butler, ML … - New England Journal of Medicine, 2003 - content.nejm.org
... Critical Analysis of the Performance of Double-Contrast Barium Enema for Detecting
Colorectal Polyps >= 6 mm in the Era of CT Colonography. Am. J. Roentgenol. ...

Detection of colorectal polyps by computed tomographic colography: Feasibility of a novel technique -
AK Hara, CD Johnson, JE Reed, DA Ahlquist, H … - Gastroenterology, 1996 - Elsevier
... Detection of Colorectal Polyps by Computed Tomographic Colography: Feasibility of
a Novel Technique ... CTC to detect clinically significant colorectal polyps in ...

Colorectal polyp detection with CT colography: two-versus three-dimensional techniques. Work in … -
AK Hara, CD Johnson, JE Reed, RL Ehman, DM Ilstrup - Radiology, 1996 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
... PURPOSE: To compare detection of colorectal polyps with two-dimensional (2D) computed
tomographic (CT) colography only, three-dimensional (3D) CT colography ...

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Colorectal Polyps

A polyp is any mass of tissue that comes from the bowel wall and sticks out into the open space inside the bowel. They may be attached by a broad base or by a narrow stalk and vary widely in size. There's usually more than one polyp at a given site. The most often occur in the rectum, the part of the lower bowel that connects to the rectum.

Symptoms

Most polyps don't cause symptoms. When there are symptoms, rectal bleeding is the most common complaint. Cramps, abdominal pain, or a blockage may occur. Occasionally, a polyp on a long stalk may fall through the anus.

Causes and Risk Factors

About 24% of patients who have cancer of the large bowel will also have polyps.

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A condition called familial polyposis, in which 100 or more polyps carpet the colon and rectum, is genetic and results from a genetic mutation.

Rectal polyps can be felt during an examination by a doctor. Most often they are discovered when a patient undergoes endoscopy. Because rectal polyps are often multiple and may be present with cancer, a complete colonoscopy is necessary. Polyps can also be diagnosed using barium enema X-rays or double-contrast (pneumocolon) examination.

Treatment

Polyps should be completely removed by surgery.

If a polyp is cancerous, how it is treated will depend on how deeply the cancer has invaded the polyp and how well differentiated the cancerous tissue is from the healthy tissue. In some cases, it may be necessary to remove a segment of the colon and rejoin the sections.

After treatment, it is usually recommended that a person have their colon inspected two times a year using a colonoscopy or a barium enema. Any new lesions discovered should be removed. After two exams have shown no more new lesions, a follow-up colonoscopy can be done every two to three years.

 
 
 
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