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Can benign polyps cause colon cancer symptoms?
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L They do not but May become cancerous overtime.check with your GI dr.
Answered 7/17/2021
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Benign polyp can bleed that may result in obvious or occult blood in stool. Large villous adenomas could cause obstruction. Polyps can turn into cancer.
Answered 7/18/2021
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