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Aspirin can help reduce risk of second heart attack, but study finds less than half of eligible adults take it
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 23, 2023 Source:Aspirin can help reduce risk of second heart attack, but study finds less than half of eligible adults take it Reference:Aspirin for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in 51 Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries
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Aspirin use improves colon cancer survival for those who have a specific mutation called PIK3CA
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 25, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Aspirin has selective benefit in colorectal cancer Reference: X. Liao et al. Aspirin use, tumor PIK3CA mutation, and colorectal-cancer survival. New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 367, Oct. 25, 2012, p. 1596. doi: 1056/NEJMoa1207756
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No conclusion about aspirin's effect on cancer risk reduction from observational study
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 8, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Aspirin may reduce cancer risk: study Experts caution research isn’t strong enough to recommend it for healthy people Is aspirin really a magic bullet for cancer?