3 Things to Know About Colon Polyps > News > Yale Medicine

First, the polyp is removed. Therefore, if a person is pre-cancerous, the cancer will never develop. A colonoscopy is usually done under sedation and involves inserting a long, flexible tube through the anus and into the rectum and colon. This is the only screening test that allows removal of polyps identified during surgery. Doctors can […]

What Millennials and Gen Z need to know > News > Yale School of Medicine

[Originally published: Jan. 29, 2020. Updated: March 2, 2023] No one gets colon cancer in their 20s, 30s, or 40s, right? mistaken. The truth is that colorectal cancer is increasing among young adults and has been increasing for many years. For this reason, Yale Medicine surgeons who treat the disease recommend that people under 45 […]