Is colorectal cancer an avoidable disease nowadays?
Colorectal cancer is a major cause of cancer death in Western countries. Colorectal cancer screening is effective. To promote primary prevention and screening in high, increased as well as average risk populations remains a public health challenge. Chemoprevention of colorectal cancer that involves the long-term use of pharmacological agents as aspirin also seems to be effective.
Benamouzig
Robert
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Department of Gastroenterology, Hôpital Avicenne, 125 Route de Stalingrad, 93000 Bobigny, France. robert.benamouzig@avc.ap-hop-paris.fr
D011125:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D001241:Aspirin