Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After the fasting, the uncomfortable cleanse and a drowsy ride home, it’s a relief to have your colonoscopy screening behind you.

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Colorectal cancer—often called colon cancer—is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second deadliest cancer in the United States, according to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.

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After the fasting, the uncomfortable cleanse and a drowsy ride home, it's a relief to have your colonoscopy screening behind you. But when the report arrives with the words "colon polyps," some ...