New research suggests that biological age — a measure of the body’s physiological state — could predict who is at higher risk for developing colon polyps, a key risk factor for colorectal ...

Such adenomas are extremely common, occurring with about 20 per cent of all cancers of the colon and rectum, and are usually located near the cancer. Often, an adenomatous polyp in the rectum is a ...

Healthcare providers use colonoscopies to diagnose ulcers, polyps, and colon or rectal cancer (colorectal cancer). Colonoscopies can also show areas of irritation and swelling in the rectum and ...

Nasal polyps are common, noncancerous, teardrop-shaped growths that form in your nose or sinuses. They’re usually found around the area where the sinuses open into the nasal cavity. Mature ones ...

Background and aims: Metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance are associated with a higher risk of colon cancer ... a relationship to colorectal adenomatous polyps. Results: The prevalence ...

According to the National Cancer Institute, colorectal polyps are common in adults ages over 50 years. Most polyps are not cancerous, but some types may have a higher risk of becoming cancerous ...

Figure 5. Typical appearance of a sessile serrated adenoma/polyp in the ascending colon. Arrows indicate the indistinct upper edge of this flat, pale lesion. Serrated polyps are common and have ...

Nasal polyps are fleshy swellings that develop in the lining of the nose and paranasal sinuses, which are the air-filled spaces linked to the nasal cavity. They are noncancerous growths.

Details of design, tissue optimisation, total RNA quality and analytical and clinical validation will be discussed. Application to assess predictive gene signatures of normal, adenomatous polyp and ...