Colonic Polyps

• Latest News
• Smoking Heightens Risk of Colon Polyps (11/01/2004, United Press International)

• From the National Institutes of Health
• What I Need to Know about Colon Polyps (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

• Overviews
• Colon Polyps (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Understanding Polyps and Their Treatment (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Barium Enema (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish
• Barium Enema: Viewing the Colon for Abnormalities (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Colonoscopy (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Colonoscopy (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish
• Common Truths and Misconceptions Concerning Colonoscopy and Colon Cancer (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
• Flexible Sigmoidoscopy (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Sigmoidoscopy (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish
• Virtual Colonoscopy (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Colonic Polyps (National Institutes of Health)

• Prevention/Screening
• Can Colorectal Polyps and Cancer be Found Early? (American Cancer Society)

• Related Issues
• Ten Questions to Ask Your GI Endoscopist (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)

• Research
• Aspirin May Reduce Risk of Colon Polyps (National Cancer Institute)
• How Often Does Colonoscopy Fail to Detect Polyps? (American College of Physicians)
• Relationships between Aspirin Dose and Colorectal Adenomas (American College of Physicians)
• Study Suggests Too Many Follow-Up Colonoscopies (American Cancer Society)

• Directories
• Find a Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Doctor (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)

• Organizations
• American Cancer Society
• National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases