Aspirin, exercise may protect against colon ca recurrence.(Gastroenterology)
Publication: Internal Medicine News
Publication Date: 15-NOV-05
Author: MacNeil, Jane Salodof
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ORLANDO -- Intriguing data from a prospective colon cancer trial suggest that aspirin and exercise might help protect survivors from recurrence of the disease.
Only 75 patients (8.9%) in the 846-patient trial reported regular aspirin use: the dosages ranged from 81 mg to 325 mg per day. At an average follow-up of 2.7 years after completion of treatment, their risk of recurrence and death was reduced by more than 50%, compared with...
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