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| Cancer research indicates that Aspirin may help prevent it |
This could change the way aspirin is used by many people...
Aspirin helps to ward off cancer, says study
HEALTHY people should be encouraged to take a daily dose of aspirin
to ward off cancer, according to the leader of a new study highlighting
the drug's benefits.
The research shows that long-term use of aspirin significantly
reduces the risk of developing major cancers, mostly affecting the
digestive tract, and dying from them.
If everyone in the UK aged 50 to 64 took aspirin for 10 years an estimated 130,357 cancer deaths could be avoided over two decades, the study found. A further 9,473 fatal heart attacks would also be prevented.
If everyone in the UK aged 50 to 64 took aspirin for 10 years an estimated 130,357 cancer deaths could be avoided over two decades, the study found. A further 9,473 fatal heart attacks would also be prevented.
On the other side of the equation, population-wide aspirin use would
be expected to cause just under 18,000 deaths over 20 years, mainly due
to internal bleeding and strokes.
However, the scientists believe the scales are tipped firmly towards aspirin when weighing up the risks and benefits of the drug.
Lead researcher Professor Jack Cuzick, head of Queen Mary, University of London's Centre for Cancer Prevention, stopped short of urging GPs to prescribe aspirin to healthy patients but added: "I think they should recommend it."
He revealed that he took a daily low-dose aspirin pill every day.
The research pulled together all the available data from reviews and clinical trials looking at both the good and bad effects of preventative use of aspirin.
The research, published in the journal Annals of Oncology, covered more than 200 clinical trials and other studies investigating aspirin's anti-cancer effects.
Source: Herald Scotland
However, the scientists believe the scales are tipped firmly towards aspirin when weighing up the risks and benefits of the drug.
Lead researcher Professor Jack Cuzick, head of Queen Mary, University of London's Centre for Cancer Prevention, stopped short of urging GPs to prescribe aspirin to healthy patients but added: "I think they should recommend it."
He revealed that he took a daily low-dose aspirin pill every day.
The research pulled together all the available data from reviews and clinical trials looking at both the good and bad effects of preventative use of aspirin.
The research, published in the journal Annals of Oncology, covered more than 200 clinical trials and other studies investigating aspirin's anti-cancer effects.
Source: Herald Scotland
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