How long would a 5mm adenomatous colon polyp take to turn into malignant cancer?
I had one removed, and now I need to go back for yearly screenings. I’m just wondering had I not gone, how many more years it would have taken to turn into colon cancer.
We think the time frame from earliest genetic changes to frank cancer is something like 7-10 yrs in colorectal cancer.
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Perhaps it wouldn’t have or will not turn into colon cancer. A yearly scanning is a good idea. If the doctors were concerned, you would be reviewed more often. Not all growths are cancerous. Don’t worry!
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We think the time frame from earliest genetic changes to frank cancer is something like 7-10 yrs in colorectal cancer.
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Cancer doc