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My mom is now under the care of my Doc and is having a colonoscopy today to remove the remaining polyps. Doc said anyone with polyps should have colonscopy every 2 years. I also was told that with Crohns, if you have had disease for 8 years or more they want more frequent colonoscopies I assume every other year.
Normally a colon cancer can take from 7 to 10 years to develop from a polyp. That is why the recommendation for colonoscopy is every 10 years, unless there is a prior family history. However, with Lynch Syndrome (HNPCC) due to a genetic mutation a colon cancer can develop in as little as 1 to 2 years.