now, now with them saying the same thing, let s have a public and private partnership to get a rapid test in every house in america. that isra how we know who is contagious and who is going to need these antiviral treatments. mike: to the presidents physical, we are told he had a potential precancerous polyp removed from a colonoscopy. 3-millimeter polyp identified as a tubular adenoma. similar to when he had removed in 2008. how much of a concern is that? i m not concerned about this but it s a wake-up call for everybody over the age of 45 in america to be considered for a colonoscopy. 30 to 50% of americans over 50 have these polyps. twice if you are over 70. 7 and he has had one before. mike, four to 5% of these tubular adenoma s, 4% to 5% turned cancerous. but it means he has to have a follow-up colonoscopy. his doctor is saying ten years. our doctors would say more like five years, three to five years just to be sure.
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A clump of cells removed from President Biden's colon during his routine colonoscopy at Walter Reed Medical Center last week was a "benign, slow-growing, but thought.
noncancerous tumor, meaning that it doesn t affect other nearby organs or the health of the patient. reporter: medical experts say approximately less than 5% of polyps like the president s can progress to cancer. routine screenings are key. president biden, the oldest serving american president, was told to get another standard colonoscopy in seven to ten years. experts say this is a valuable reminder not to delay preventative care. i can t enforce enough and remind everyone these are incredibly valuable and important at preventing the development of cancer and detecting early stages of cancer. reporter: linsey, the president s physician said no further action was needed with this polyp. last week, the doctor wrote that biden was healthy, vigorous and fit to execute his duties. lip see? mary alice, thank you. now, to the case of the men who murdered ahmaud arbery. after a nearly all white jury convicted them of murder every. and today, arbery s mother says
it was caught early and it s okay. and it s going to be removed. you know, these are quite common. i think many of us know people especially over the age of 50 who have had these precancerous polyps removed. and as you said that s why we get colonoscopies. and the cdc says start getting colon cancer screenings at age 45. jessica? it s good for all of us to remember. and let s talk about, too, our second pandemic thanksgiving. it s crazy we re now in the second one. a lot of people by this point now including young children have been vaccinated, but we are seeing these case numbers ticking up again close to 100,000 new cases a day. elizabeth, what do people need to know to stay safe as we go into the holidays? and obviously it s different if you re vaccinated versus unvaccinated, i would think. that s right. and i want to take a second as we all think about what we want to give thanks for on this thanksgiving.