Aspirin Can Reduce Deaths Caused By Various Cancers According To Research

Researchers say regular in take of Aspirin can reduce chances of dying from various forms of cancers.An instructor in the Medicine,Clinical and Translational Epidemiology unit at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School,Yin Cao looked at reports from 32 years back about 86,000 women who took part in the Nurses Health Study between 1980 and 2012 and 43,000 men that were part of the Health Professionals follow up study from 1986-2012,over this period,about 8,200 women and 4,600 men had died of cancer and 7% of women and 11% of men who took Aspirin was lower than those who did not take Aspirin.



The study also reveals that Aspirin lowered the risk of dying from breast cancer in women by 11% and also men's risk of dying from prostate cancer by 23% and also men's risk of dying from lung cancer was also reduced.

Cao speaking said,''Evidence has been accumulating very rapidly showing Aspirin works in reducing cancer and cardiovascular diseases mortality,it is good to remember though,if a person wants to take a low dose of Aspirin especially if the person has had cancer,they will want to have an initial conversation with their doctor first''.


It is also a well known fact that those suffering from ulcers and gastrointestinal bleeding cannot take
Aspirin,patients suffering from a stroke or heart attack are advised to take Aspirin on a regular basis.The U.S Preventive task force in a statement says that taking Aspirin in regular low dosage can prevent colon cancer and cardiovascular disease in adults between 50 and 69 years of age.


According to Rulla Tamimi,the Epidemiology chair for the American Association for cancer research,says the presentation was beneficial since scientists are trying to better understand drugs we all have at home.Speaking further,she said,


''There has been a great deal of interest in understanding the possible benefits associated with common drugs,the findings are believed to be very robust and Aspirin which is widely available,cheap and has limited toxicity has the potential to have widespread benefits on cancer mortality for Breast,Colon,Lung and Prostate cancer''.