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Can a large polyp in your colon mean colon cancer?

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Maybe: Larger growths can contain cancer, but other polyps can be large and still be fully benign. Pathology would review the polyp after it is removed.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 2/7/2020

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Family history colon cancer, last colo, 3 yrs ago, nothing, today, large polyp, lab test, maybe echo, french doctor, anything else, probabilities?

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