What Causes Colon Polyps / Cancers to Form?
A great deal is known about why and how polyps form. In some people, heredity and genes are the most important factors. In others, heredity may be a contributing factor, but diet and foods may also be very important. Who is At Risk? • Heredity and Genes Within certain family histories only the physician can properly advise you. In some families the genetic disorder is so strong that it is the only thing that matters. Hereditary Familial Polyposis and Lynch Syndrome are two disorders that are clearly linked to genes alone. For the vast majority of polyps, dietary and genetic influences may be of equal importance. The data is not entirely clear but the medical evidence strongly suggests this. • Diet There are literally thousands of chemicals and substances in the foods we eat. Each person eats different types and amounts of food, so doing medical studies to determine which are important is difficult. Nevertheless, certain substances have been found to be important. A free radical is a na
