Review associates anti-inflammatory drugs with reduced breast cancer risk
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 02:42
in Health & Medicine
Analysis of data from 38 studies that enrolled more than 2.7 million women - the largest of its kind - by researchers at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, and the University of Santiago de Compostela reveals that regular use of Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) is associated with a 12 per cent relative risk reduction in breast cancer compared to non-users...
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