Take seven aspirin ...Women who have taken aspirin at least weekly for six months or longer have 20% lower odds of developing breast cancer than nonusers, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. results of a case-control study case-control study, n an investigation employing an epidemiologic approach in which previously existing incidents of a medical condition are used in lieu of gathering new information from a randomized population. conducted in 1996-1997 in two New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of counties. (1) The odds of cancer are reduced among women who take seven or more tablets a week and among those who take aspirin at least four times weekly, but they are not affected by the duration or timing of use. While these results largely confirm those of earlier research, this study further showed that only tumors that are stimulated by hormones may be prevented by use of the drug, a finding that could lead to greater understanding of the connection between aspirin and estrogen. The investigators comment that "there are many attractive features" to using aspirin to prevent breast cancer, including its ease of use. Nonetheless, they acknowledge that the potential benefits of long-term aspirin use have to be weighed against its possible harmful effects and that their findings need to be replicated in diverse populations. (1.) Terry MB et al., Association of frequency and duration of aspirin use and hormone receptor A hormone receptor is a receptor protein on the surface of a cell or in its interior that binds to a specific hormone. The hormone causes many changes to take place in the cell. stares with breast cancer risk, Journal of the American Medical Association JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association is an international peer-reviewed general medical journal, published 48 times per year by the American Medical Association. JAMA is the most widely circulated medical journal in the world. , 2004, 291(20):2433-2440. |
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