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Precancerous polyp then eventually getting cancer
Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Oct 14 9:01am | Replies (14)Comment receiving replies
Hi - was this your primary doctor who gave you this advice? If this was not from an oncologist then I suggest you seek one, preferably a practice that is dealt with both breast and colon cancer. Having a precancerous polyp is not of great concern, and the general guidelines for your age are probably every 5 years. That's why they do colonoscopies. It's great that you started yours at 45 years. It is highly unlikely that the breast cancer is related at all with the polyp. And your breast cancer would not have spread to the colon if that is your concern. At any rate I think it would be good for you to see a different oncologist just to assuage your concerns so that you can feel better about moving forward
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@roywalton Indeed. A Google search indicates that breast cancer, if it metastasises, can come back as colon cancer but it’s rare.
As someone with rare appendix cancer I would be getting a second opinion for peace of mind 👍
My appendix cancer by comparison is already stage 4 (in remission) and my colonoscopy is yearly, shortly to move to 2 yearly
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Thank you for responding! The general surgeon who did the colonoscopy told me no concerns, come back in 3 years. I do have a message out asking my oncologist if she could review the results to confirm no concerns.
I just find it odd that at 45 I had a precancerous polyp. If I would not have had BC I likely would have waited until I was 50 to get the colonoscopy and that might have been very bad.