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An easily overlooked colon abnormality turns out to be likely to turn cancerous. It is more common than had previously been thought.
Generally, doctors search for polyps, abnormal growths that stick out from the lining of the colon. But another type of growth is both more dangerous and harder to see because it is flat and similar in color to healthy tissue.