A patient's screening colonoscopy revealed the presence of numerous polyps in the large bowel. What principle should guide the subsequent treatment of this patient's health problem?
A) Adherence to a high-fiber diet will help the polyps resolve.
B) The patient should be assured that these are a normal, age-related physiologic change.
C) The patient's polyps constitute a risk factor for cancer.
D) The presence of polyps is associated with an increased risk of bowel obstruction.
Ans: C
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Although most polyps do not develop into invasive neoplasms, they must be identified and followed closely. They are very common, but are not classified as a normal, age-related physiologic change. Diet will not help them resolve and they do not typically lead to obstructions.
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