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They also raise into question the efficacy of aspirin as a chemotherapeutic for colon cancer, and perhaps more specifically, familial adenomatous polyposis.
Since human infection with Cryptosporidium parvum was first documented in 1976 [ 1 ] , this protozoan parasite has been recognized worldwide as a major cause of diarrheal disease in humans [ 2 ] . In healthy, immunocompetent persons, C. parvum causes a self-limited diarrheal illness (cryptosporidiosis); however, in persons with severe immunosuppression, particularly those infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and who have developed acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), the diarrhea can be prolonged, severe, and life-threatening [ 3 4 ] . Currently there are no effective chemotherapeutic agents against cryptosporidiosis [ 5 ] . Cryptosporidium oocysts are found in the feces of infected humans, livestock, and wild animals [ 6 ] . Humans acquire the infection through person-to-person or animal-to-person contact, ingestion of fecally-contaminated water or food, or contact with fecally-contaminated environmental surfaces [ 7 ] .
The determination of the number of patients required in a preliminary and a follow-up trial of a new chemotherapeutic agent.
Moreover, if some chemotherapeutic agents are not only directly cytotoxic to cancer cells, but also reduce tumor production of growth factors, such as IGF2 and TGFβ, adjuvant chemotherapy would be more useful in treating tumors with a mutated M6P/IGF2R , as observed in this study.
The public health significance of our study, i.e. a population attributable fraction of 85%, is noteworthy, especially since there are no effective chemotherapeutic agents against cryptosporidiosis [ 5 ] . The only effective way to combat cryptosporidiosis among AIDS patients is treatment with HAART [ 35 ] because this raises CD4 +T lymphocyte count, and AIDS patients with CD4 +counts over 200 cells/ml are better able to resist cryptosporidial infection [ 36 ] . Although our results cannot be considered definitive, until there is more data, we would recommend persons with AIDS in the San Francisco area, especially those with compromised immune systems, avoid tap water.
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