"None of this applies to people with FAP or non-polyposis colorectal cancer syndromes or very high colon cancer risk based on family history, " Ladabaum says.

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Celebrex is approved as an adjunctive therapy for a hereditary disorder called Familial Adenomatous Polyptosis (FAP), which causes colon polyps to appear with alarming frequency.

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Celebrex has been approved for preventing the formation of potentially cancerous polyps in FAP, or familial adenomatus polyposis, a familial disease that causes them to form more frequently.

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