Tag: aspirin
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Nation & World
New thinking on aspirin and colorectal cancer needs dose of nuance, expert says
The Gazette spoke with Andrew Chan, director of cancer epidemiology at the Mass. General Cancer Center, about the new thinking around aspirin.
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Nation & World
Does aspirin lower colorectal cancer risk?
A new study finds that while regular aspirin use has clear benefits in reducing colorectal cancer incidence among middle-aged adults, the benefits stop after age 70.
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Nation & World
Aspirin found to reduce overall cancer risk
An analysis of data from two long-term epidemiologic studies has found that regular use of aspirin significantly reduces the overall risk of cancer, an effect that primarily reflects a lower risk of colorectal cancer and other tumors of the gastrointestinal tract.
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Nation & World
Aspirin may combat cancer, study suggests
Scientists from several Harvard-affiliated institutions reported that women who took aspirin after completing breast cancer treatment were half as likely to die from the disease as women who did not regularly use aspirin…