Daily Aspirin May Reduce Risk Of Common Type Of Breast Cancer, Study Suggests
Thursday, May 1, 2008 - 14:14
in Health & Medicine
Taking aspirin on a daily basis may lower women's risk of a particular type of breast cancer. In a new large study, aspirin use was linked to a small reduction in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers. However, unlike in some previous research, aspirin and related painkillers were not found to reduce the total risk of breast cancer.