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The NSAID sulindac has been shown to cause regression of colorectal adenomas of patients with hereditary forms of polyposis (Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) and Gardner's Syndrome) [ 17 18 19 ] and in sporadic colorectal adenomas [ 20 ] . In addition, case reports have demonstrated that indomethacin and sulindac were effective co-therapy agents in the treatment of desmoid tumours [ 21 22 ] . Finally, the inclusion either of indomethacin, naproxen or sulindac in the chemotherapy regiment of gastric carcinoma patients resulted in a significant increase in survival; 30 months versus 6 months when NSAIDs included in treatment regime [ 22 ] .
There is some evidence that regular and prolonged NSAID use is associated with reduced risk of cancers of the esophagus [ 3 9 10 ] stomach [ 3 9 11 ] , ovary [ 12 13 ] , and female breast [ 14 15 16 ] .
NSAID: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
As stated earlier, three previous studies employing prevention strategies and higher doses of aspirin also found no effect on tumour burden [ 36 37 38 ] . Perhaps a similar discordant effect will appear in human studies as results are released from the currently ongoing clinical trials [ 33 ] . If such a situation does arise, it could indicate that aspirin might not be the NSAID of choice for colorectal cancer therapy.
Defining regular NSAID use as use for at least four days per week for at least three months, initiated at least one year before hospital admission, they found a slight negative association between NSAID use and risk of pancreatic cancer (continual vs. never users OR = 0.8, 95% CI 0.5-1.
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