Researchers Investigate Possible Association of Inflammatory Markers and NSAIDs With CRC

Researchers investigated whether plasma inflammatory markers were linked to a risk of colorectal cancer and whether the use of anti-inflammatory drugs was differentially linked to risk of CRC according to baseline levels of inflammatory markers, according to a study published in Gastroenterology.

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After collecting blood samples from more than 32,000 women, results showed plasma levels of the sTNFR-2, not CRP or IL-6, were linked to an increased risk of CRC. Anti-inflammatory drugs seem to reduce the risk of CRC in women with high, not low, baseline levels of sTNFR-2.

Read the study about the roles of inflammatory markers and NSAIDs in CRC.

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