A 36-year-old member asked:

and what is the best treatment for colon polyp?

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Dr. Sewa Legha answered

Medical Oncology 50 years experience

Removal: Colon polyps are precancerous...So they must be removed which can be done easily through a procedure called colonoscopy and polypectomy.

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I am highly susceptible to colon polyps & at 30 had a hgd adenoma removed, is a high or low fibre diet best for me to reduce frequency of the polyps?

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6mm attached sessile polyp ( in descending colon),2-5mm rectum,diminutive polyps.haven't gotten my results back yet from 7/2 should I be concerened?

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Is 5year old child with colon polyp vulnerable to cancer especially if he don't have any family history?

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Colonoscopy the dr. found a polyp that had high dysplasia and was removed .The next couple of colonoscopies came out clear.What is the chance that bad cells went inside the part of the colon that cant be seen in colonoscopy &started growing there ?

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