My mother went to the doctor to review osoem tests that she had done and he told her that she has stage one colon cancer.. i think he used the term polyps???? Are these cancerous or do they turn into cancer if they are not removed, and are they common, and she is very scared. is it still serious if they dont get removed???
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This is what I will tell you. Yes, the polyps represent Cancer. Stage one is the first stage-not spread. Tell mom to co-operate with the Md's in every sense, they know what is best for her. I know because in 1995 I lost the first 1/2 of my Colon to Cancer, then I worked the next 10 years as a Firefighter/Paramedic (continued actually). In 2007 I lost the remainder of my Colon, and I can pretty much do anything I want to right now. Catch this business now, do the Chemo if the Md's say to. You can do it, and laugh through the worst of it. Because I told you to. *Katnj---I agree with what you said about polyps-however the pt was told she has CA, therfore the polyps represent CA, right?
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Polyps are very common and yes they could be cancerous but more times then not they are non cancerous. They are usually removed and sent for a biopsy if they come back as cancerous her doctor will explain more. She should get them removed just to be safe so that the lab can check them. I work as a surgical tech in endoscopy and do colonoscopys all day long. Its really a common thing to have a polyp. My mom as well just had a polyp removed and all is well. Tell your mom not to stress out.
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i had 3 pollyps removed about 2 weeks ago. pollyps become cancerous over time & also it depends on their size, however it can take up to ten years for a pollyp to become cancerous. your age is also a factor, colon cancer is more common in people over the age of 55, however anyone can get a pollyp at any age. tell your mum not too worry at least she has found the pollyp early & is now recieving treatment, also if she has to have a colonoscopy tell her not to listen to the scary stories that it hurts, it really is not that bad at all the only part that hurts is when they burn/burst the pollp for obvious reasons and when i say hurt its not unbearable. she has had you, im sure she'll cope!
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