NSAIDs prevent colon cancer by inducing death of intestinal stem cells that have mutation
Tuesday, November 4, 2014 - 04:00
in Health & Medicine
Aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) protect against the development of colorectal cancer by inducing cell suicide pathways in intestinal stem cells that carry a certain mutated and dysfunctional gene, according to a new study.