Colon polyps medical therapy
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2]
Overview
The mainstay of treatment for colon polyps is surgery. Aspirin is recommended to prevent recurrent polyps or conversion of colon polyps to colorectal cancer.
Medical Therapy
- The mainstay of treatment for colon polyps is surgery.
- Aspirin is recommended to prevent recurrent polyps.
- The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommend low-dose Aspirin for adults aged 50 to 59 years for at least 10 years, to prevent the conversion of colon polyps to colorectal cancer.[1][2][3][4]
References
- ↑ Whitlock EP, Williams SB, Burda BU, et al. Aspirin Use in Adults: Cancer, All-Cause Mortality, and Harms: A Systematic Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2015 Sep. (Evidence Syntheses, No. 132.) Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK321643/
- ↑ <ref>Whitlock EP, Burda BU, Williams SB, Guirguis-Blake JM, Evans CV (2016). "Bleeding Risks With Aspirin Use for Primary Prevention in Adults: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force". Ann. Intern. Med. 164 (12): 826–35. doi:10.7326/M15-2112. PMID 27064261.
- ↑ Chubak J, Kamineni A, Buist DSM, et al. Aspirin Use for the Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: An Updated Systematic Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2015 Sep. (Evidence Syntheses, No. 133.) Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK321661/
- ↑ Dehmer SP, Maciosek MV, Flottemesch TJ, LaFrance AB, Whitlock EP (2016). "Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: A Decision Analysis for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force". Ann. Intern. Med. 164 (12): 777–86. doi:10.7326/M15-2129. PMID 27064573.