Nostrums: Aspirin May Reduce Risk of Colon Cancer
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Aspirin may help reduce the risk of colon cancer, a new study suggests, when taken in large doses over long periods of time.
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) -- The final word on whether the cox-2 painkiller Celebrex might be used to prevent colon cancer is a definite &quot;no,&quot; according to the long-awaited results of two major studies.
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An apple skin a day could keep colon cancer away, and a common gout drug might also help, two new studies claim. The findings about the drug allopurinol are too preliminary to be applied to patients.
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Patients showing signs of heart disease are at nearly double the risk of also having colon cancer, perhaps because unhealthy habits and inflammation are at the root of both, researchers said on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - A large new study confirms that physical activity reduces colon cancer risk.
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NEW YORK  - Children who consume high levels of diary products may have a greater risk of developing colorectal cancer in adulthood, study findings suggest.
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NEW YORK  - A new study adds to the  evidence that cardiac risk is increased in Vioxx (rofecoxib)  users, even in those without a history of heart attack. The  results also show that at lower doses of Vioxx, concurrent  aspirin use can reduce the risk and the risk decreases to  normal levels after Vioxx is discontinued.
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NEW YORK  - In people with stable heart disease, low-dose aspirin reduces the occurrence of heart attacks, strokes, and deaths from all causes, according to a new analysis.
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The findings may be relevant to many people who take aspirin to prevent heart problems as well as a COX-2 inhibitor drug like Vioxx for arthritis.
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NEW YORK  - Cigarette smoking appears to promote the development of polyps in the colon, especially those that are more likely to progress to cancer, a research review suggests.
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AN APPLE a day really can cut the risk of colon cancer, a new study suggests. French scientists conducted tests on rats which showed that chemicals found in apples called procyanidins helped to prevent changes that can lead to cancer.
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NEW YORK  - Daily aspirin is usually  recommended for people at increased risk for heart disease, and  people with diabetes come into that category. While the  proportion of diabetic patients who take aspirin has increased  in recent years in the US, new research indicates that some are  still not doing so.
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The risks of aspirin, including stomach bleeding, outweigh its potential benefits in preventing colon cancer in people who have just an average risk of cancer, a U.S. expert panel advised on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - Regular use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), especially aspirin, may decrease the risk of bladder cancer, particularly more advanced, high-grade tumors containing alterations in the tumor suppressor protein TP53, results of a study suggest.
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NEW YORK  - Long-term insulin use by  patients with type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased  risk of colon cancer, according to research reported in the  medical journal Gastroenterology.
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NEW YORK  - Men who routinely take aspirin seem to be less likely to develop colorectal cancer, according to new research findings. However, the benefit requires the dose of aspirin to be higher than usually recommended for heart health, and to be taken over at least 6 years.
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Regular use of non-steroidal  anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), especially aspirin, may  decrease the risk of bladder cancer, particularly more  advanced, high-grade tumors containing alterations in the tumor  suppressor protein TP53, results of a study suggest.