Health Management for Older Adults III - Screening the Elderly for Colorectal Cancer -- From Polyp to Malignancy

< i > Screening the Elderly for Colorectal Cancer -- From Polyp to Malignancy

Only adenomatous polyps are premalignant, and only a fraction go on to develop into cancer.

Autopsy surveys have revealed that adenomatous polyps are found in approximately 30% to 50% of middle-aged to elderly people.