Daily aspirin cuts cancer death risk

Experts found that bowel cancer patients who took aspirin frequently for at least nine months after their diagnosis had a 33% greater chance of survival.

The study suggests that aspirin might stop certain cancers and act as a cancer therapy, slowing down or preventing cancer spread.

“Aspirin should not be seen as an alternative to other treatments, such as chemotherapy, but could be a useful additional treatment,” said lead researcher Dr. Gerrit-Jan Liefers of the Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands.

New findings indicate that taking aspirin for any length of time after diagnosis cuts the chance of dying from bowel cancer by 23%.

The drug can also have unpleasant and dangerous side effects, causing irritation of the stomach lining and internal bleeding in a very small minority of patients, researchers emphasized.

“Though the study adds to the growing evidence about the benefits of aspirin, there are still questions we need to answer about the side effects, such as internal bleeding,” said Sarah Lyness of Cancer Research from the UK.

She stressed that the study must clarify who might benefit the most from taking aspirin, who might be harmed, and what dose and how long some people might want to take it for.

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