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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2]

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Risk factors in the development of colon polyps may be environmental, genetic, and lifestyle behaviors. The most potent risk factor in the development of colon polyps is age. Other risk factors include family history, obesity, cigarette smoking, and alcohol consumption.

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References

  1. O'Brien, Michael J. (2007). "Hyperplastic and Serrated Polyps of the Colorectum". Gastroenterology Clinics of North America. 36 (4): 947–968. doi:10.1016/j.gtc.2007.08.007. ISSN 0889-8553.
  2. Martínez ME, McPherson RS, Levin B, Glober GA (1997). "A case-control study of dietary intake and other lifestyle risk factors for hyperplastic polyps". Gastroenterology. 113 (2): 423–9. PMID 9247459.
  3. Morimoto LM, Newcomb PA, Ulrich CM, Bostick RM, Lais CJ, Potter JD (2002). "Risk factors for hyperplastic and adenomatous polyps: evidence for malignant potential?". Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev. 11 (10 Pt 1): 1012–8. PMID 12376501.
  4. O'Connell BM, Crockett SD (2017). "The clinical impact of serrated colorectal polyps". Clin Epidemiol. 9: 113–125. doi:10.2147/CLEP.S106257. PMC 5327852. PMID 28260946.

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