Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
www.ahrq.gov
Contract No. 290-02-0021
Prepared by:
University of Ottawa Evidence-based Practice Center at
The University of Ottawa, Ottawa Canada
David Moher, PhD
Director
Investigators
Alaa Rostom, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Catherine Dube, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Gabriela Lewin, MD
Alexander Tsertsvadze, MD Msc
Nicholas Barrowman, PhD
Catherine Code, MD, FRCPC
Margaret Sampson, MILS
David Moher, PhD
AHRQ Publication No. 07-0596-EF-1
March 2007
Suggested Citation: Rostom A, Dube C, Lewin G. Use of Aspirin and NSAIDs
to Prevent Colorectal Cancer: An Evidence Synthesis. Prepared for the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality by the University of Ottawa Evidence-based Practice
Center at the University of Ottawa, Ottawa Canada, under Contract No. 290-02-0021.
AHRQ Publication No. 07-0596-EF-1. Rockville, Maryland: Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality. March 2007.
This report is based on research conducted by the University of Ottawa Evidence-based
Practice Center (EPC) under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD (Contract No. 290-02-0021). Funding was provided by
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The findings and conclusions in this
document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not
necessarily represent the views of AHRQ. No statement in this report should be
construed as an official position of AHRQ or of the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services.
The information in this report is intended to help clinicians, employers,
policymakers, and others make informed decisions about the provision of health care
services. This report is intended as a reference and not as a substitute for
clinical judgment.
This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without
permission except those copyrighted materials noted for which further reproduction
is prohibited without the specific permission of copyright holders.
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
www.ahrq.gov
Contract No. 290-02-0021
Prepared by:
University of Ottawa Evidence-based Practice Center at
The University of Ottawa, Ottawa Canada
David Moher, PhD
Director
Investigators
Alaa Rostom, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Catherine Dube, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Gabriela Lewin, MD
Alexander Tsertsvadze, MD Msc
Nicholas Barrowman, PhD
Catherine Code, MD, FRCPC
Margaret Sampson, MILS
David Moher, PhD
AHRQ Publication No. 07-0596-EF-1
March 2007
Suggested Citation: Rostom A, Dube C, Lewin G. Use of Aspirin and NSAIDs
to Prevent Colorectal Cancer: An Evidence Synthesis. Prepared for the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality by the University of Ottawa Evidence-based Practice
Center at the University of Ottawa, Ottawa Canada, under Contract No. 290-02-0021.
AHRQ Publication No. 07-0596-EF-1. Rockville, Maryland: Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality. March 2007.
This report is based on research conducted by the University of Ottawa Evidence-based
Practice Center (EPC) under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD (Contract No. 290-02-0021). Funding was provided by
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The findings and conclusions in this
document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not
necessarily represent the views of AHRQ. No statement in this report should be
construed as an official position of AHRQ or of the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services.
The information in this report is intended to help clinicians, employers,
policymakers, and others make informed decisions about the provision of health care
services. This report is intended as a reference and not as a substitute for
clinical judgment.
This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without
permission except those copyrighted materials noted for which further reproduction
is prohibited without the specific permission of copyright holders.
