Daily Aspirin May Reduce Cancer Risk

Taking low-dose aspirin every day may lower the overall risk of cancer

Friday, March 04, 2016 Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Linked to Reduced Risk of Certain Cancers Taking low-dose aspirin every day may lower the overall risk of cancer by 3 percent, mostly because of larger reductions that were seen in the risk for colon and gastrointestinal tumors. Read more ... Related Reading • Cancer • Cancer Prevention • Aspirin Therapy Today's Health News •  Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Linked to Reduced Risk of Certain Cancers •  Protein-Heavy Meals Make You Feel Fuller, Sooner: Study •  Happiness Might Sometimes Harm Your Heart, Study Finds •  Climate-Related Food Production Changes Can Lead to 500,000 Deaths •  CDC Says Hospitals Making Progress Against 'Superbugs' •  Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Carry Certain Risks •  Could Twitter Be a Recruitment Tool for Cancer Trials? •  Computer Use May Help Deflect Seniors' Memory Problems •  Violence May Raise a Woman's Risk for Stroke •  Heavy Coffee Drinkers Show Lower Risk of Multiple Sclerosis •  Psychosis Plus Pot a Bad Mix: Study •  Women Often Overestimate Early Breast Cancer Will Return, Spread •  Health Tip: Is Your Child Stressed? •  Health Tip: Smoking Can Affect Your Vision •  After Hip Replacement, Therapy at Home May Be Enough •  Loose-Fitting Football Helmets Tied to Worse Concussions in Teens •  Can Certain 'Poor Carb' Diets Raise Nonsmokers' Lung Cancer Risk? •  New Tests May Help Combat Melanoma, Expert Says •  Safe Treatments Available for Expectant Moms' Skin Conditions •  Black Women's Hair Styling Choices Can Cause Hair Loss •  Survey Reveals Beliefs, Behaviors on Alzheimer's Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   Diseases and Conditions   MedicineNet Home From Our WebMD Sponsors Diagnosed With Cancer? Follow Us       MedicineNet Newsletters Sign up for the NEW MedicineNet newsletters today! New specialty newsletters include Cancer, Heart, Pregnancy & Newborns, Children's Health & Parenting. MedicineNet Newsletters » Quizzes • Symptoms of ADHD in Adults • Childhood ADHD Treatment • Depression Moods and Types Top Viewed Articles • Ovarian Cancer Diseases • Is There a 'Gray Hair' Gene? • Zika Virus and Guillain-Barre • Americans Get Butt Implants • Antibody Treatment for Ebola Picture Slideshows • A Quick Guide to the Zika Virus • ADHD Symptoms in Children • Depression Myths and Facts • Lung Cancer Myths and Facts • What Is Binge Eating Disorder? Latest Pet Health Content • Skin Problems in Cats • 1-Minute Trainer: Big Dogs • Harmful Foods for Cats • 1-Minute Trainer: Small Dogs • Pets in Your Bed Bonus PDF Guide Health & Wellness Guide