Aspirin may ward off cancer


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Ingestion of aspirin in low doses every day could reduce deaths from various types of cancer, British scientists said a team.
 
Research by the Oxford University team of 25,000 patients concluded swallow aspirin reduced deaths due to cancer until at least the fifth, as reported in the medical journal, The Lancet.
 

The researchers said the level of risk of death from stomach cancer, colon, lung, prostate and esophagus fell sharply by taking aspirin.

However, some scientists cautioned that people be aware of side effects of aspirin such as stomach bleeding.
BBC medical correspondent, Fergus Walsh, reported the study followed the development of 25,000 patients.
They found patients who took aspirin 75mg each day in a period of at least four years showed the risk of dying from cancer is 25 percent lower than other people.Impact protection


The impact caused by aspirin protects continued until long after they no longer use the drug.


After 20 years, the risk of cancer deaths decreased 20 percent.


The researchers speculate that the use of aspirin in the very long term, for example, from age 50 to 75 years, may produce far greater benefits.


Chairman of the report's research, Professor Peter Rothwell, from the University of Oxford, England not to encourage consumption of aspirin every day, despite the evidence appeared to start getting stronger.


''If you do not have a contraindication due to aspirin, there is strong reason now to seriously consider it,''said Rothwell.


Aspirin has been concluded to reduce the incidence of heart attacks and strokes in people at risk, but the same drugs also increase the likelihood of gastric bleeding.


This condition prevents the doctor to prescribe aspirin for healthy adults.
But Professor Rothwell said the benefits of swallowing aspirin outweigh the side effects that occur in the stomach.


According to the risk of gastric bleeding Rothwell hit 1 out of 1000 people, by swallowing aspirin the risk was increased to 2 from 1000 people.


British Cancer Institute, Cancer Research UK says people who are interested to take aspirin every day should consult a physician.

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