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The cancers are often grouped together because they have many features in common and occur when malignant polyps develop in either of the digestive organs.

Doctors can also perform biopsies and remove fibroids or polyps.

In fact, during one of her sessions, Nyong’o injured her vocal cords, which forced her to remain silent for three months to avoid surgery for the polyp that had formed on her throat.

Colorectal tumors can arise from two types of pre-cancerous polyps: conventional adenomas and serrated adenomas.

Colon and rectal cancer rates have risen among younger adults as rates have declined among older people, who are far more likely to get colonoscopies that can catch cancers and precancerous lesions called polyps.