Aspirin, pancreatic cancer
Aspirin 'may prevent cancer in diabetes patients'
Regular use of aspirin may cut the risk of pancreatic cancer in people with diabetes by 40%, a study has found. It may also prevent a fifth of those cancers in the general population, the Planets cancer charity said.
Study: Aspirin can cut risk of pancreatic cancer in diabetics by 40%
Taking aspirin regularly cuts the risk of developing pancreatic cancer by 40% in people with diabetes and by 20% in the general population, according to research.The PLANETS cancer charity funded the study,
UK researchers find regular aspirin cuts pancreatic cancer risk in people with diabetes
The discovery has been hailed a 'significant finding' by experts given the poor long-term survival from what is described as 'one of the worst' cancers.
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Taking aspirin every day really could extend your life. I've changed my mind after years of scepticism, writes PROFESSOR ROB GALLOWAY
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Aspirin in Stroke Prevention in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation and Stable Vascular Disease
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Aspirin 'major bleed' warning for over-75s
People over 75 taking daily aspirin after a stroke or heart attack are at higher risk of major - and sometimes fatal - stomach bleeds than previously thought, research in the Lancet shows.
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2p pill taken daily could slash risk of developing one of UK's worst cancers
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