A Patients Screening Colonoscopy Revealed the Presence of Numerous Polyps

Multiple Choice

A patients screening colonoscopy revealed the presence of numerous polyps in the large bowel. What principle should guide the subsequent treatment of this patients health problem?

A) Adherence to a high-fiber diet will help the polyps resolve.
B) The patient should be assured that these are a normal, age-related physiologic change.
C) The patients polyps constitute a risk factor for cancer.
D) The presence of polyps is associated with an increased risk of bowel obstruction.