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How Often Should You Have a Colonoscopy?

UPDATE

As part of our ongoing effort to ensure that this website is up to date, we have determined that the information this article is no longer current, and has therefore been removed.

An updated version of this article is available on the Johns Hopkins Health Alerts website. To read it, please go to How Often Should You Have a Colonoscopy?. Thank you.

Posted in Colon Cancer on January 5, 2007
Reviewed July 2009

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What length of time does it take for a polyp to grow from the gland cell stage to through the various stages until it reaches the advanced adenocarcinoma stage.

and

What are the risks or side effects if any from a colonoscopy.

Posted by: Lia | April 27, 2007



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