A large polyp has been around longer and is made of larger masses of cells, so the opportunity for cancer to develop through ...

Although Stryker et al. reported that large polyps (>10 mm in diameter) left intact progress to colorectal cancer at a rate of about 1 percent per year, 1 it is unclear whether smaller polyps with ...

That’s because during the procedure, precancerous polyps can be removed if discovered, or cancer can be diagnosed if found. However, most colonoscopy screenings don’t result in a cancer finding.