Effect of daily aspirin on long-term risk of death due to cancer: analysis of individual patient data from randomised trials.

BACKGROUND: Treatment with daily aspirin for 5 years or longer reduces subsequent risk of colorectal cancer. Several lines of evidence suggest that aspirin might also reduce risk of other cancers, particularly of the gastrointestinal tract, but proof in man is lacking. We studied deaths due to cance...

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Main Authors: Rothwell, P, Fowkes, F, Belch, J, Ogawa, H, Warlow, C, Meade, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011