Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Certain Painkillers May Lower Colon Cancer Risks

     Dr. Andrew Chan, of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and Li Hsu, of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, looked at studies involving patients and the use of painkillers. The risk of colon cancer was seen to be much lower for those taking aspirin and or other NSAIDs, than those who weren't regular users of any drug. 
     This study also revealed a possible connection to our genes that may play a big role. In nine percent of the patients the drugs showed to have no benefit and was connected with variations in the gene rs16973225. Also in patients with gene rs2965667, their chances of colon cancer was higher. With this information, researchers could possibly perform genetic tests and determine who could benefit most from using aspirin/NSAIDs. 
     This article is groundbreaking because in the future people can know how likely they will get colon cancer and if a simple aspirin a day could reduce this risk. This could possibly lead to new discoveries involving other types of cancers and risk preventions. 

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