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Besides colon polyps, is there anything else that might increase my risk of colon cancer?
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Several: Family history, personal history of breast cancer, history of inflammatory bowel disease, such as ulcerative colitis to name a few.
Answered 11/19/2019
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Yes: Ulcerative colitis is a severe risk. Family history of colon cancer. Hereditary conditions like peutz-jeghers syndrome (pjs) are associated with colon polyps and increased risk of colon cancer.
Answered 9/20/2019
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