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4. Testing for Colon Polyps

Medical providers will do a colonoscopy to diagnose colon polyps. The doctor inserts a tiny camera through the anus to view the colon. If polyps are present, the doctor may remove the polyp in its entirety, or remove a small piece of tissue from one of them — a biopsy — which a lab will examine for malignant cells. Most people should get a colonoscopy at age 50, and people with other risk factors for cancer should have one earlier.

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