What are colon polyps?
The colon is an important part of your digestive system and is shaped much like a long tube with wrinkled walls. It functions to reabsorb water, and to make and move solid waste from the body. A colon polyp is extra tissue that develops inside the large intestine. Most polyps do not pose danger. What are the varieties? Most polyps are non-cancerous, or benign. However, some polyps can develop into cancer. Polyps smaller than pea-size are not generally dangerous. Even so, when they find them, Doctors routinely remove polyps and test them. Larger polyps may already be malignant or could become malignant in the future. There are three broad categories: • Ordinary Polyp – Most polyps develop in people between the ages of 40 and 60. There may be only one or two and they can take ten years or more after forming to develop into a malignancy. There is a hereditary link, so if your parents or siblings have polyps, you are at an increased risk of developing them yourself. • Hereditary Familial P
