An aspirin a day can cut cancer risk in over 40s.Byline: ANI London, Apr 29 (ANI): A daily dose of aspirin aspirin, acetyl derivative of salicylic acid (see salicylate) that is used to lower fever, relieve pain, reduce inflammation, and thin the blood. Common conditions treated with aspirin include headache, muscle and joint pain, and the inflammation caused by rheumatic in your 40s could cut the risk of developing cancer later in life, a new study claims. A study published in the Lancet lancet /lan·cet/ (lan´set) a small, pointed, two-edged surgical knife. lan·cet n. Oncology oncology /on·col·o·gy/ (ong-kol´ah-je) the sum of knowledge regarding tumors; the study of tumors. on·col·o·gy n. suggests taking aspirin at any age before cancer begins to develop - and for at least ten years - would maximise the drug's potential to prevent the fatal disease. Researchers believe the drug blocks the effects of the COX enzymes - proteins involved in inflammation and found at unusually high levels in several types of cancer, reports The Daily Express. Study author Professor Jack Cuzick of the Cancer Research UK Centre for Epidemiology at Queen Mary, University of London It is a research-based university, with a strong international reputation, and with twenty-four percent of its students coming from abroad.[4] Queen Mary incorporates several leading international research units such as the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, the , said: "Taking aspirin regularly in your mid-40s could maximise the effect this drug has on preventing cancer. "Taking aspirin at this age, which is about the time pre-cancerous lesions usually begin to develop, may be the best time to stop the disease progressing."(ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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