Nondiscrimination Policy Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

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Other Polyps and Familial Syndromes

There are many genetic conditions that can cause the growth of multiple polyps in your gastrointestinal tract and increase your risk of colon cancer. Many, but not all of these conditions are hereditary, which means they're passed down within families.

Polyps and familial syndromes include:

  • Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis
  • Cowden syndrome
  • Familial adenomatous polyposis
  • Juvenile polyposis syndrome
  • Lynch syndrome
  • MYH-associated polyposis
  • Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

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Colon and Rectal Surgery

BMC’s colorectal surgeons offer cutting-edge surgical treatments for conditions that affect the colon, rectum, and anus, in coordinating with other specialists.