cancer aspirin

Got Cancer? Take An Aspirin! A couple years back I ran a newsletter piece under the same jokey title. Maybe you thought I was kidding? No, really, the science is good. Remarkable as it may seem, humble aspirin has a strong effect against cancer cells. This is in part due to the fact that cancer […]

Got Cancer? Take An Aspirin! A couple years back I ran a newsletter piece under the same jokey title. Maybe you thought I was kidding? No, really, the science is good. Remarkable as it may seem, humble aspirin has a strong effect against cancer cells. This is in part due to the fact that cancer […] The post Can Aspirin Prevent Cancer? appeared first on Dr. Keith Scott-Mumby.

A few months ago, I did a serious piece with a jokey title: if you’ve got cancer, take an aspirin. Salicylic acid, to give aspirin its posh name, can have pronounced anti-cancer effects. https://alternative-doctor.com/alternat/cancer/got-cancer-take-an-aspirin-youll-feel-better/ Now the same message has come around again. A study published online August 10, 2012, in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, also showed that aspirin puts the brake on cancers. We are not talking chemo-strength, or 100% protection, understand, but there is a measurable effect. The study was prompted because an analysis pooling results from existing randomized trials of daily aspirin (for heart and circulation benefits) found an estimated 37% reduction in cancer mortality among those using aspirin for 5 years or more [Lancet. 2012;379:1602–1612].

A few months ago, I did a serious piece with a jokey title: if you’ve got cancer, take an aspirin. Salicylic acid, to give aspirin its posh name, can have pronounced anti-cancer effects. http://alternative-doctor.com/alternat/cancer/got-cancer-take-an-aspirin-youll-feel-better/ Now the same message has come around again. A study published online August 10, 2012, in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, also showed that aspirin puts the brake on cancers. We are not talking chemo-strength, or 100% protection, understand, but there is a measurable effect. The study was prompted because an analysis pooling results from existing randomized trials of daily aspirin (for heart and circulation benefits) found an estimated 37% reduction in cancer mortality among those using aspirin for 5 years or more [Lancet. 2012;379:1602–1612].