Published in Drug Week, March 16th, 2007
Genetic abnormalities are common in many human cancers and their precursors, including esophageal adenocarcinoma and Barrett’s esophagus. Aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been proposed as possible chemoprevention against esophageal adenocarcinoma and Barrett’s esophagus.
A study of 243 patients with Barrett’s esophagus followed up for 10 years by Patricia Galipeau and colleagues from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle looked at various genetic...
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