There is a great deal of hype surrounding the concept of personalized medicine.
Personalized medicine is rooted in the belief that since individuals possess nuanced and …

Obesity, a worldwide epidemic, confers increased risk for multiple serious conditions,
including cancer, and is increasingly recognized as a growing cause of preventable cancer …

Rationale: Both genetic and environmental factors contribute to lung cancer, but the degree
to which air pollution modifies the impact of genetic susceptibility on lung cancer remains …

Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) has become one of the most commonly used drugs, given its
role as an analgesic, antipyretic and agent for cardiovascular prophylaxis. Several decades …

Platelets have long been recognized as key players in hemostasis and thrombosis;
however, growing evidence suggests that they are also significantly involved in cancer, the …

Cancer is one of the foremost health problems worldwide and is among the leading causes
of death in the United States. Gastrointestinal tract cancers account for almost one third of …

Background Aspirin has been associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer, and
possibly of a few other digestive tract cancers. The quantification of risk reduction and the …

Background & Aims Guidelines for initiating colorectal cancer (CRC) screening are based
on family history but do not consider lifestyle, environmental, or genetic risk factors. We …

Although colorectal cancer (CRC) screening has reduced the incidence of and mortality from
CRC, chemoprevention strategies have the potential to further reduce CRC incidence and …

Importance The US Preventive Services Task Force recently recommended the use of
aspirin to prevent colorectal cancer and cardiovascular disease among many US adults …