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Aspirin cuts stomach cancer risk: study

February 11, 2009

New research published in The British Journal of Cancer suggests that aspirin may cut a person's risk of developing stomach cancer by as much as a third. In a recent study, scientists followed the progress of 311,115 people for around seven years, during which the researchers analyzed their use of the painkillers in the 12 months prior to the study starting. Investigators found that study participants who had taken aspirin in the previous year were far less likely to develop cancer of the middle... Read more »

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