This diet has to be undertaken from an early age to prevent bowel cancer developing. There is some evidence that aspirin may affect the large intestine and may reduce the risks of developing colonic polyps and bowel cancer. Currently it is not recommended for most patients unless they have a much higher risk of developing bowel cancer, where we recommend 3 to 4 aspirin tablets a week, may help to reduce bowel cancer. However you should discuss this with your local doctor as there are some risks of regular aspirin such as bleeding or other problems. We now know that most colorectal cancer begins from polyps.
Polyps are small abnormal growths that develop in the colon.
These polyps grow slowly and some of these polyps then can turn into bowel cancer. We know most bowel cancers begin from polyps, but not all polyps develop into bowel cancer. Screening involves the detection in different ways of these polyps. By removing polyps we can markedly reduce the risks of bowel cancer. There are several ways to perform screening.