Postdiagnosis aspirin use reduces risk of dying from colorectal ...

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Cancer  Mon, 08/10/2009 - 22:00

(Massachusetts General Hospital) Regular use of aspirin after colorectal cancer diagnosis may reduce the risk of cancer death, particularly for tumors expressing the COX-2 enzyme, a characteristic of two-thirds of colorectal cancers.


 

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