The polyps themselves are distinct from healthy mucous membranes lining the nose. The goal of surgery is to remove the polyp tissue while leaving as much of the healthy mucus membranes as possible.

CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) --Doctors removed five small growths from President Bush 's colon Saturday after he temporarily transferred the powers of his office to Vice President Dick Cheney under the rarely ...

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and if there’s one message I want every neighbor, friend, and family member to hear, ...

Colorectal cancer is highly preventable, and early detection saves lives. Colon Cancer Awareness Month is an ideal time for ...

Learn why colonoscopy screening starting at 45 can find and remove polyps early, reduce colorectal cancer risk, and ease fears with a quick, safe test.

April 26, 2011 (New York, New York) — A metaanalysis of women who have had polypectomies suggests that postmenopausal status and abnormal bleeding are negatively associated with endometrial neoplasia.

Recently published Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps Market Insights report includes a comprehensive understanding of ...

People with allergic fungal rhinosinusitis taking Dupixent (dupilumab) saw significant improvement in congestion and sinus ...

Table 1 provides information about patient (n = 82641) and polyp characteristics stratified by the size of the largest detected polyp. The mean age of all patients was 60.9 ± 9.2 years of age. Forty ...

Annually, over 100,000 people in the Netherlands undergo a colonoscopy, an endoscopy of the colon. During this procedure, a doctor uses a camera to search for colorectal cancer and polyps, protrusions ...

Patients were ineligible if they had no polyps or had gross colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, malignant polyps (i.e., a polyp removed at colonoscopy that appeared to be benign on ...

A large Australian study has uncovered new evidence linking the presence of two different types of bowel polyps to a substantially higher risk of advanced pre-cancerous changes. A routine colonoscopy ...