Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Daily aspirin 'prevents and possibly treats cancer'


Taking a low dose of aspirin every day can prevent and possibly even treat cancer, fresh evidence suggests. The three new studies published by The Lancet add to mounting evidence of the drug's anti-cancer effects.

Prof Peter Rothwell, from Oxford University, and colleagues, who carried out the latest work, had already linked aspirin with a lower risk of certain cancers, particularly bowel cancer.


Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17443454

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