#Pathology
In addition to dietary modification, pharmacologic chemoprevention is possible. Aspirin and other NSAIDs have a protective effect. This is consistent with studies showing that some NSAIDs cause polyp regression in FAP patients in whom the rectum was left in place after colectomy. It is suspected that this effect is mediated by inhibition of the enzyme COX-2, which is highly expressed in 90% of colorectal carcinomas and 40% to 90% of adenomas. COX-2 is necessary for production of prostaglandin E 2 ,
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nerdparty67 - (no access) - [Robbins Pathology] Vinay Kumar, Abul Abbas, Jon Aster - Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease (2020, Elsevier) - libgen.lc.pdf, p804
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