BACKGROUND Aspirin therapy is accepted widely for secondary prevention in patients with
documented cardiovascular disease, but there is a growing trend among healthy individuals …

Chemoprevention of gastroin-testinal tumors uses natural or synthetic agents to arrest,
retard or reverse the carcinogenesis process. The prospect of prevention is clearly …

The prevention of colorectal cancer is a subject of increasing medical importance, and there
have been a number of promising recent developments. This book examines in detail …

Background: Aspirin for prevention of colorectal cancer is controversial. Purpose: To
examine the benefits and harms of aspirin chemoprevention. Data Sources: MEDLINE, 1966 …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the United States
and other Western countries. It is the third most common form of cancer in the United States …

See “Aspirin dose and duration and risk of colorectal cancer in men” by Chan AT,
Giovannucci EL, Meyerhardt JA, et al on page 21; and “Aspirin and folic acid for the …

Purpose Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death worldwide.
Aspirin, due to its antineoplastic effects, has been suggested to have chemopreventive …

There have been a number of promising recent developments in the prevention of colorectal
cancer. This book examines in detail important aspects of the current status of and future …

Colorectal cancer is second to lung cancer as the most common cause of cancer death in
the United States. both environmental (diet, physical activity) and genetic (family history …

In population-based observational studies, people had lower rates of colorectal cancer if
they were taking various agents, including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, calcium …