Colon cancer and rectal cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is rising among U.S. adults under the age of 50. Here are the symptoms and factors that could increase the risk of developing it.

Dear Dr. Gott: Please tell me what causes polyps in the colon. I had 11 removed in 2001, and now I have to have a colon test every year. Every year I have at least two or three more new polyps removed ...

Not only adults, nasal polyps can also occur in children. Polyps are an inflammation of the nasal membranes and sinuses that lasts more than 12 weeks. This condition is actually a soft, painless, ...

Dear Dr. Gott: Please tell me what causes polyps in the colon. I had 11 removed in 2001, and now I have to have a colon test every year. Every year I have at least two or three more new polyps removed ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obese and overweight people are more likely to develop colon polyps, a possible precursor to cancer, than are slimmer individuals, according to a new review of past ...

Cronkhite-Canada syndrome (CCS) is a rare condition that can cause polyps in the digestive tract, hair loss, nail loss, changes to the skin, and diarrhea. There is currently no one standard treatment ...