ASA helps prevent colon polyps

September 2003

There's now more evidence that ASA helps prevent colon polyps...and possibly colon cancer.

Colon polyps are strongly associated with the development of colon cancer. About 5% of polyps eventually become cancerous.

Now results from the first big CONTROLLED study suggest that low-dose ASA (81 mg) reduces colon polyps by 19% in patients who've had polyps in the past.

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