Baby aspirin linked to reduced cancer deaths

Monday, December 6, 2010 - 22:50 in Health & Medicine

A daily dose may reduce mortality for a variety of common cancers, a British team reports. The benefits can persist over decades.A daily dose of baby aspirin may reduce mortality from a range of common cancers by an average of 21%, with the reduction persisting for at least 20 years, British researchers reported Monday.

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