Recent Examples on the WebEnter Email Sign Up Overall, colorectal cancer is on the decline, largely because more people over 50 are being screened by colonoscopy, which can prevent cancer by detecting and removing premalignant polyps.—Teddy Amenabar, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Mar. 2023
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One advantage to colonoscopy is that possible cancerous lesions can be biopsied, and premalignant polyps can be removed during the same procedure.—Jane E. Brody, The New York Times
A skin condition called actinic keratosis is often a premalignant precursor of squamous cell carcinoma …—Simeon Margolis et al., The Johns Hopkins White Papers
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