Thursday, April 24, 2014

Aspirin can reduce colorectal cancer risks for those with specific gene


Posted: 23 Apr 2014 02:00 PM PDT
The humble aspirin may have just added another beneficial effect beyond its ability to ameliorate headaches and reduce the risk of heart attacks: lowering colon cancer risk among people with high levels of a specific type of gene. The extraordinary finding comes from a multi-institutional team that analyzed data and other material from two long-term studies involving nearly 128,000 participants.

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