Colon Polyp Recurrence in a Managed Care Population

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Abstract
COLORECTAL CANCERS are the third most common cancers in men and women, with an estimated 135 400 new cases and 56 700 deaths in 2001.1 Adenomatous polyps of the colon or rectum have been identified as precursors to colorectal cancer2-6 and as such are of critical importance in the early identification and potential prevention of colorectal cancer. The progression of adenomatous polyps to adenocarcinoma, which has been termed the adenoma-adenocarcinoma sequence, is the basis of current clinical practice and is supported by autopsy, clinical, epidemiologic, and molecular genetic studies.4,7-10