Can aspirin lower skin cancer risk?
"Regular aspirin use, which doctors have long
recommended for heart attack and stroke prevention,also may help reduce
the risk of some forms of skin cancer, a new study suggests.
An analysis of the medical records of nearly 200,000 Danish adults
found that people who filled more than two prescriptions for aspirin or
other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) - such as ibuprofen
or naproxen - over a 10-year period had a 15% lower risk of squamous
cell carcinoma and a 13% lower risk of melanoma when compared with
people who had filled one prescription or less.People who were prescribed high doses of NSAIDs for seven or more years had the lowest skin cancer risk, according to the study, which was published in the journal Cancer..."
Be careful too much & for some people it can cause internal bleeding--check with your doctor!!!!!
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