Low dose of aspirin could cut cancer,
LONDON -- A low dose of aspirin may reduce colon cancer cases by a quarter and deaths by a third, a new study found.
But experts say aspirin's side effects of bleeding and stomach problems are too worrying for people who aren't at high risk of the disease to start taking the drug for that reason alone.
Previous studies have found a daily dose of at least 500 milligrams of aspirin could prevent colon cancer, but the adverse effects of such a high dose outweighed the benefits. Now, researchers say a low dose, equivalent to a baby or regular aspirin, also appears to work.
European researchers looked at the 20-year results of four trials with more than 14,000 people that were originally done to study aspirin's use in preventing strokes. They found people taking baby or regular aspirin pills daily for about six years reduced their colon cancer risk by 24 percent and that deaths from the disease dropped by 35 percent. That was compared to those who took a dummy pill or nothing. There seemed to be no advantage to taking more aspirin than a baby-sized dose.
The study's conclusion that even low doses of aspirin can reduce colon cancer suggests the drug is inching its way toward being used for cancer prevention, though people should not start taking aspirin daily without consulting their doctor.
The studies used European baby aspirin of 75 milligrams and regular aspirin, 300 milligrams. US. baby aspirin is 81 milligrams and regular aspirin, 325 milligrams.
If taken in high doses over a long period, aspirin can irritate the stomach, intestines and bowel, causing lesions and major bleeding.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/21/AR201010...
Thanks for the clarification Dr.
i was always afraid of taking in any painkillers... but the studies r simply makin me confuse..
Lion_heart, it is true. Taking aspirin in the initial moments of heart attack is believed to reduce the clot size. Many recommend low dose aspirin after middle age to reduce incidence of heart attacks. But many factors to be considered before starting regular low dose aspirin to weigh risk against benefits.
Doc, heard that Asprin tablet saves life during the initial moments of heart attack. It says the chances of survival is high if asprin is consumed at the right time. I am not sure how far this is true....
Low dose aspirin has many other benefits....good to know one more added to the list. But to be taken after medical consultation only as it may not be suitable for everyone.
Asprin dissolved in any form of liquid with effervescence would be the end to all kinds of pains.
ok gud take aspirin tooo....
y not 7 UP!!
yup.. u r rite.. saeed.. everything is in Allah(SWT) ' s hands... but he has said tht cure to every disease has also created, only human have to find it out..
"Allah has sent down both the disease and the cure, and He has appointed a cure for every disease, so treat yourselves medically"
"There is no disease that Allah has created, except that He also has created its treatment."
http://wapedia.mobi/en/Medicine_in_medieval_Islam
saeed.. death is needed... come on world has to keep balance...
TFS gudone.
Only married people can avoid pain killers.
Why?
The answer is in your name.
i have always avoided all these pain killers... now have to rethink.. but still i cant change my mind...