can you have colon cancer without polyps
Posts. 410. Yes, colon cancer can occur without polyps. Lynch syndrome, or HNPCC (hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer), is caused by an inherited gene mutation. The mutation usually manifests as colon cancer, but other gastrointestinal cancers can also occur because of this mutation.osts. 410. Yes, colon cancer can occur without polyps. Lynch syndrome, or HNPCC (hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer), is caused by an inherited gene mutation. The mutation usually manifests as colon cancer, but other gastrointestinal cancers can also occur because of this mutation.