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A member asked:
Do you recommend daily baby aspirin for colon and/or preventive for skin cancer issues if i'm 66, no heart issues, recent benign colon polyp? thanks!
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No need : This is unlikely to help, but probably won't hurt. Use your judgment, and dis is with your primary care provider that you have a relationship with. There could be other reasons to do this as well. Hope this helps!
Answered 8/10/2015
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