Low-dose aspirin suppressed the recurrence of colorectal polyps in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis, according to research in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology.
“The standard treatment for familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is total colectomy. However, after total colectomy, patient quality of life is often greatly reduced,” Hideki Ishikawa, MD, department of molecular-targeting cancer prevention at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, and colleagues wrote. “Chemopreventive agents are not fully recommended; the evidence for their benefit is insufficient for FAP. … As such, non-surgical approaches to treat FAP are needed that can reduce the number and size of adenomas or prevent the development of colorectal cancer without severe side effects.”