Folic Acid may Promote Colon Cancer

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Dr. Cole said aspirin, also studied in this project, tended to have a more protective effect. He suggested aspirin may offset any risk generated by folic acid.

Folate is found in vegetables and fruit. Folic acid is a synthetic form of folate and is found in supplement form. Folate is needed to help DNA replicate normally, which may explain why it helps cancer grow. Cancer cells replicate much faster than cells in normal tissue.

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SOURCE: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 2007;297:2351-2359