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When Should Gastro Specialist Be Consulted For Two Small Polyps Found Pre Cancerous?
my mother had stage 3 colon cancer. My father was recently diagnosed with stage 4 b cell lymphoma and passed away 5 weeks later. I have had a recent colonoscopy two small polyps found pre cancerous . Should I see the gastro md within two years or five..
Tue, 1 Apr 2014
you should undergo endoscopy once in 5 years. i assume that apart from only two polyps, there no other polyp. i think you should receive tab ecospirin, to prevent further development of invasive cancer
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