Does the use of 5-aminosalicylates in inflammatory bowel disease prevent the development of colorectal cancer?
โ Scribed by Charles N Bernstein; James F Blanchard; Colleen Metge; Marina Yogendran
- Book ID
- 119187517
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 53 KB
- Volume
- 98
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9270
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A roundtable consensus meeting was held to consolidate current knowledge on the etiology of colorectal cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and to review current strategies, both diagnostic and preventive, specifically addressing the role of 5-aminosalicylic acid. Specific topics that
## Background: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) affecting the colon are at increased risk of developing colorectal cancer (crc). published data are conflicting about whether 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-asa) has chemopreventive properties against ibd-related carcinogenesis. the objective