• Risk was further increased by being overweight, inactive lifestyle.
• Dietary pattern may increase insulin resistance.
• Altering diet could serve as colorectal cancer prevention method.

BOSTON — Researchers may have found a specific dietary pattern linked to levels of C-peptide concentrations that increase a woman’s risk for colorectal cancer.

• Lower colorectal cancer mortality rates were associated with consistent NSAID use at study enrollment and three years later.
• Lower colorectal cancer mortality rates were associated with at least 10 years of reported NSAID use.

BOSTON — Postmenopausal women who reported having used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for at least 10 years at the time of enrollment in the Women’s Health Initiative study had a lower risk for death from colorectal cancer compared with women who reported no use of these drugs at enrollment, according to data presented at the 10th AA

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