Aspirin helps prevent recurring colorectal adenomas--folic acid does not.
Lundberg
George D
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Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. glundberg@medscape.net
D000236:Adenoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003113:Colonoscopy; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006397:Hematinics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D006397:Hematinics; D005492:Folic Acid; D001241:Aspirin