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This guidance is for those who do not have symptoms and who have no diagnosis of colorectal cancer, history of colon or rectal polyps, or personal or family history of genetic disorders that put them at higher risk.
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 31 July 2024
The polyps most likely to become cancerous are referred to as villous adenomas.1
The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) TNM system is usually used to stage rectal cancer.
—Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2024
More than 99% of colon-cancer cases begin with a polyp, Salama says.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
An all-natural hurricane defense system Each piece of coral on a reef is actually a colony of tiny animals, called polyps.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 2 July 2024
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 31 July 2024
The polyps most likely to become cancerous are referred to as villous adenomas.1
The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) TNM system is usually used to stage rectal cancer.
—Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2024
More than 99% of colon-cancer cases begin with a polyp, Salama says.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
An all-natural hurricane defense system Each piece of coral on a reef is actually a colony of tiny animals, called polyps.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 2 July 2024
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“Polyp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyp. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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