Lymphoma can spread to organs just like any cancer including skin cancer. I wouldn't cancel it but would ask for the full blood work up now. The reason being, that one polyp can turn into many polyps in 1-3 months. Sounds like your gastro doc is being pro-active. I'd ask for the pathology report. I'll give you this to start the included link: "Small intestine lymphoma" https://www.oncolink.org/cancers/gastrointestinal/small-intestine-cancers/all-about-small-bowel-cancer
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Disagree with Onc suggestion
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A colonoscopy does not examine the small intestine--the way to do that is via "capsule endoscopy,: in which the patient swallows a large capsule containing a tiny camera that broadcasts its images over the course of a few hours. (It eventually gets pooped out).
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