Sentences with phrase «detect precancerous polyps»

A blood test that could detect precancerous polyps would be an improvement over other non-invasive colon cancer screening mechanisms currently available.

But for the analysis to be done properly, the person has to send in samples of three consecutive bowel movements, and the tests do not detect precancerous polyps.

Not exact matches

If polyps are found in the colon, they are removed and sent to a pathologist for biopsy, an examination under a microscope that detects cancerous or precancerous cells.

When Amy turns 40, she begins colorectal cancer screening based on her higher - than - average risk factors, and at age 45 a precancerous polyp is detected in her colon and is successfully removed.

According to researchers from the Mayo Clinic it appears that high - definition colonoscopy detects more precancerous polyps.