How Are Colon Polyps Related to Colon Cancer?

It is common for people to develop colon polyps. 50% of men and 40% of women at age 50 already have polyps in their colon. Though 99% of these growths will be cancer free, there is a relationship between colon polyps can colon cancer. Polyps are tiny growths that have a risk of developing into colon cancer.

Colon cancer is the second most common cancer in men and women combined in the U.S. Though polyps have a small chance of becoming cancerous, they are very prevalent in the United States. Many people have polyps that are discovered during a colonoscopy. Often these are surgically removed. Once polyps are removed there is no risk of them ever developing into cancer.

Dr. Jeffrey Weber, Chief of Medicine at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) at Western Regional Medical Center, earned a medical degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he also earned a bachelor’s degree. Dr. Weber completed both an internship and residency in internal medicine at the Georgetown Division of the District of Columbia General Hospital in Washington, D.C. He then moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

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