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...seriously should women take this study? In other words, should we all start downing aspirin in hopes of protecting against ovarian cancer...
...ovarian cancer. From the rest of the women, we found women who were about the same age as the women with ovarian cancer, and from those subjects, we selected at random 10 women as control subjects for each woman with cancer. So roughly 748 women were involved in the aspirin study...
...humble, chalky pill is already linked to reduced rates of heart attack fatalities, and some studies suggest it could reduce the risk of colon cancer. Now, a study out of New York University Medical Center has created a speculative connection between aspirin use and a reduced risk of epithelial ovarian cancer, the most common form of ovarian cancer...
...this news is no exception: Scientists at NYU tracked the health of 748 women over the course of 12 years and found that women who took aspirin regularly (two or three times a week) for at least six months were less likely to develop epithelial ovarian cancer than those who never took aspirin. And, the researchers say, women who took aspirin consistently over the course of two to four years were "significantly" less likely to be diagnosed with this type of ovarian cancer than women who never reported aspirin use. The study's authors speculate that the anti-inflammatory qualities...
...Toniolo: These results might lead to something promising down the line, after more study. But it would be extremely irresponsible to tell women to start taking aspirin every day just on the basis of this study. Clinically, this study doesn't point to any immediate action. But in terms of research, this study backs up the results of previous aspirin studies. Also, aspirin can cause side effects, like bleeding...