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Friday Aug 10, 2018
Friday Aug 10, 2018
July 2007 Author in the Room® Teleconference
Authors: Bernard Cole, PhD, and Robert S. Sandler, MD
Article: "Folic Acid for Prevention of Colorectal Adenomas"
Summary Points:
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Folic acid supplementation is not useful for preventing colorectal adenomas.
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Folic acid supplementation may be harmful through increasing colorectal adenomas.
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Practitioners and patients should wait for strong evidence before initiating therapies given the potential for waste and unintended adverse consequences.
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