Enzyme may help aspirin protect against colon cancer
People with low levels don’t benefit from common drug
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PLAYING DEFENSE Aspirin’s protection against colorectal cancer might be limited to people with good supplies of a homegrown enzyme called 15-PGDH, a new study finds.
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