Is rectal polyps cancer? Rectal polyps are not uncommon in our lives. Many people like to connect polyps and cancer closely. In fact, there is no necessary connection between the two, but if rectal polyps are not carried out in time Treatment, if the disease develops seriously, the possibility of canceration is not ruled out, so is rectal polyp cancer?

　　rectal polyps refer to the protruding lesions on the surface of rectal mucosa protruding to the intestinal cavity. Rectal polyps are mostly distributed in the lower end of the rectum, are round, with elongated pedicles, mostly composed of mucosa and glands, and are connected to the intestinal wall. Some polyps are broad-based and pedicleless. Most of them are single, and a few are multiple. Rectal polyps can be divided into inflammatory, hyperplastic, adenomatous and hamartoma polyps.

　　 Some rectal polyps have certain cancerous tendency under the long-term stimulation of certain factors, but not all rectal polyps will become cancerous. Different types of rectal polyps have different chances of canceration:

　　 (1) Adenomatous polyps, including tubular adenoma and villous adenoma, are a kind of precancerous lesion, especially those with adenomatous polyps larger than 2cm have a high probability of cancer.

　　(2) Hamartomatous polyps, the most typical case is polyps in the digestive tract of patients with P-J syndrome. It is generally believed that the probability of canceration is very small.

　　(3) Inflammatory polyps, also known as false polyps. Often secondary to various inflammatory diseases of the colorectal, such as ulcerative colorectitis, ischemic bowel disease and intestinal tuberculosis, it is generally believed that such polyps will not become cancerous;

　　(4) hyperplasia Sexual polyps, also known as metaplastic polyps, are more common and generally do not become cancerous.

　　To prevent the canceration of rectal polyps, you should develop good eating habits, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, increase the content of dietary fiber, reduce the chance and time for toxic and harmful substances to contact the intestinal wall, try to Eat less fried, smoked and preserved food. Secondly, develop a good lifestyle and increase physical exercise to improve the body''s immunity.