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Original Release Date: March 2007

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The USPSTF recommends against the routine use of aspirin and nonsteroidal anit-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) to prevent colorectal cancer in individuals at average risk for colorectal cancer. 

The USPSTF recommends against the service. There is moderate or high certainty that the service has no net benefit or that the harms outweigh the benefits
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Current as of: July 2015

Internet Citation: Final Update Summary: Aspirin/NSAIDs for Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. July 2015.
https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/UpdateSummaryFinal/aspirin-nsaids-for-prevention-of-colorectal-cancer-preventive-medication

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