The study, which spanned more than a decade, found adults who took 600 milligrams of aspirin daily for at least two years were 63 percent less likely to develop colorectal cancer. All participants were carriers of Lynch syndrome, a genetic condition that predisposes a person to developing certain type of cancers. Although aspirin reduced the risk for developing colorectal cancer, researchers found a similar number of polyps in both groups.
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