Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Aspirin May Cut Cancer Deaths, But Caution Urged

Lung, prostate and colon cancers were among those studied
by: Maria Cheng | from: Associated Press Online | December 7, 2010


LONDON, Dec. 7, 2010 (AP Online delivered by Newstex) -- A new report from British scientists suggests that long-term, low-dose aspirin use may modestly reduce the risk of dying of certain cancers, though experts warn the study isn't strong enough to recommend healthy people start taking a pill that can cause bleeding and other problems.

In a new observational analysis published online Tuesday in the medical journal Lancet, Peter Rothwell of the University of Oxford and colleagues looked at eight studies that included more than 25,000 patients and cut the risk of death from certain cancers by 20 percent. Continue reading: http://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/news-12-2010/aspirin_may_cut_cancer_deaths_but_caution_urged.html?intcmp=dso-hp-ns

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