| Literature DB >> 17567870 |
Jonathan S Levine1, Robert Burakoff.
Abstract
Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease both confer an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer. The use of 5-aminosalicylate as a remission-inducing agent has been long accepted. Its use as a potential chemoprophylactic agent has been proposed and is used by some practitioners. This review examines the most recent data on 5-aminosalicylate as a chemoprophylactic drug as well as ursodeoxycholic acid, folic acid, azathioprine, and 6-mercaptopurine.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17567870 DOI: 10.1002/ibd.20186
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Inflamm Bowel Dis ISSN: 1078-0998 Impact factor: 5.325