Taking a daily aspirin could lower the risk of cervical cancer, according to new US research.
People who took an aspirin seven or more times a week had a 47 per cent lower risk of developing the disease. Besides, researchers found this was the case regardless of how many years women had been taking the drug. In addition, those who had been taking the drug frequently for five or more years had a 41 per cent reduced risk, they discovered.
Professor Kirsten Moysich, of Roswell Park Cancer Institute, said: “Aspirin use remains an attractive cancer-prevention option, due to the fact that most people will be more likely to take a pill rather than make major lifestyle modifications such as quitting smoking, eating a healthy diet and engaging in physical activity. However, people need to talk to their doctor before starting an aspirin regimen.”
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As part of the study, 328 patients with cervical cancer and 1,312 ‘control’ patients who did not have the disease were examined. The participants were all matched by age and provided self-reported information on how often and for how many years they took both aspirin and paracetamol. Meanwhile, paracetamol, or acetaminophen, was not linked with a reduced risk of cervical cancer.
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Cervical cancer is a relatively uncommon type of cancer that develops in a woman’s cervix, the entrance to the womb from the vagina. It often has no symptoms in its early stages, but the most common ones are unusual vaginal bleeding which can occur after sex, in-between periods or after the menopause. Just fewer than 1,000 women die from cervical cancer every year, according to NHS Choices
People who took an aspirin seven or more times a week had a 47 per cent lower risk of developing the disease. Besides, researchers found this was the case regardless of how many years women had been taking the drug. In addition, those who had been taking the drug frequently for five or more years had a 41 per cent reduced risk, they discovered.
Professor Kirsten Moysich, of Roswell Park Cancer Institute, said: “Aspirin use remains an attractive cancer-prevention option, due to the fact that most people will be more likely to take a pill rather than make major lifestyle modifications such as quitting smoking, eating a healthy diet and engaging in physical activity. However, people need to talk to their doctor before starting an aspirin regimen.”
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As part of the study, 328 patients with cervical cancer and 1,312 ‘control’ patients who did not have the disease were examined. The participants were all matched by age and provided self-reported information on how often and for how many years they took both aspirin and paracetamol. Meanwhile, paracetamol, or acetaminophen, was not linked with a reduced risk of cervical cancer.
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Cervical cancer is a relatively uncommon type of cancer that develops in a woman’s cervix, the entrance to the womb from the vagina. It often has no symptoms in its early stages, but the most common ones are unusual vaginal bleeding which can occur after sex, in-between periods or after the menopause. Just fewer than 1,000 women die from cervical cancer every year, according to NHS Choices
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