Aspirin is well known drug. In recent years evidence has accumulated to show that aspirin has beneficial effect on colon cancer patient. If you are a colon cancer patient or relative of colon cancer patient it is time you asked your doctor whether you should be taking aspirin.
The potential side effects of aspirin are gastrointestinal ulcers and stomach bleeding. But the risk benefit ratio is definitely tilting towards aspirin being used to prevent as well as treat colon cancer patients.
You may also participate in Aspirin trial as molecular testings are further defining who will benefit from Aspirin.
References:
1. Harvard
2. BJC and Nature
3. NEJM
4. Lancet
Aspirin also has action on other cancers which requires more research before aspirin is routinely recommended.
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