---

• a  of or relating to a growth that is not malignant but is likely to become so if not treated

• The question is whether these are precancerous.
• The research in the New England Journal papers had to do with the potential use of DNA tests to determine the severity of oral cancers and precancerous lesions.
• Other studies have concluded that men and women who have already had one precancerous polyp surgically removed from their intestinal tract develop fewer subsequent polyps if they .

News & Articles

---

• Assessing performance of colonoscopy procedures improves quality
  A new study reports that the use of a quarterly report card is associated with improved colonoscopy quality indicators. Endoscopists at the Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Indianapolis, Ind., who participated in the study showed an overall adjusted adenoma (precancerous polyp) detection rate increase from 44.7 percent to 53.9 percent, and a cecal intubation rate increase from 95.6 ...
  June 21, 2013 - EurekAlert!

Quotes

---

• Brooke Shields in People Magazine
  I had a spot on my face. The doctor scraped it, and it turned out to be precancerous,Shields, 43, tells PEOPLE. "I was scared."
• Julia Smith in CNN
  The more you examine your breasts, the more likely you are to differentiate between normal hormone-related bumpiness and a potentially precancerous growth,Smith says.