| Clinical data indicate that ursodiol could prevent the recurrence of adenomatous polyps after removal. |
| Screening for and removal of colorectal cancer and precancerous adenomatous polyps can decrease the incidence of colon disease. |
| Research indicates that not every polyp turns into cancer, but that nearly every colorectal tumor starts out as an adenomatous polyp. |
| The fecal occult blood test is not useful in detecting a precancerous stage because large adenomatous polyps rarely cause bleeding and remain undetected. |
| Cell Pathways, based in Horsham, Pa., was seeking approval to sell the drug, Aptosyn, to treat familial adenomatous polyposis, or FAP, the hereditary disease that Mr. Nichols had. |
| Tubular polyps are pedunculated, whereas villous adenomatous polyps have broad bases and are larger. |
