Association Between Low-Dose Aspirin Use and Colorectal Cancer Incidence in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Population-based East Asian data have corroborated reports from non-Asian settings on the association between low-dose aspirin and a lower risk of colorectal cancer (CRC).

Objective

To evaluate the association between duration and recency of low-dose aspirin use and CRC risk.

Design, setting, and participants

This nested case-control study included individuals who initiated aspirin use and matched individuals who did not use aspirin. Data were collected from Taiwan National Health Insurance and Taiwan Cancer Registry from 2000 through 2015. CRC cases were age- and sex-matched in a 1:4 ratio with individuals in a control group, identified from a cohort of individuals who used and did not use aspirin through risk-set sampling. Data analysis was conducted from

SUBMITTER: Lin HD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7677757 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature