An 18-year-old woman comes to the physician to request screening for colon cancer. Her father and grandfather died of co

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An 18-year-old woman comes to the physician to request screening for colon cancer. Her father and grandfather died of colon cancer at the ages of 36 and 45 years, respectively. Physical examination shows no abnormalities. Colonoscopy shows approximately 200 lesions throughout the colon . A colectomy is done, and a section of the colon removed is shown in the photograph. Which of the following is the chance that this patient's offspring will eventually develop adenocarcinoma of the colon?


A) 0%
B) 25%
C) 50%
D) 75%
E) 100%