Items Tagged ‘Lisa Boardman’

March 22, 2018

Mayo researchers identify characteristics of colon polyps most likely to progress to cancer

By Nicole Brudos Ferrara

Researchers at Mayo Clinic are closer to answering the question, why does one colon polyp transform to cancer while another seemingly identical polyp does not? A colon polyp is a small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the colon. While most colon polyps are harmless some can develop into colon cancer, which […]

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Tags: biobank, cancer, colon cancer, DNA, Lisa Boardman, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center