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Effect of Daily Aspirin on Long-Term Risk of Death Due to Cancer: Analysis of Individual Patient Data From Randomised Trials
Daily Aspirin Effect on Long-Term Risk of Death From Cancer
PM Rothwell, F Gerald, R Fowkes, JFF Belch, H Ogawa, CP Warlowe, TW Meade
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20101107
2010 Dec 7
Lancet
Effect of Daily Aspirin on Long-Term Risk of Death Due to Cancer: Analysis of Individual Patient Data From Randomised Trials
Lancet. 2010 Dec 7;[Epub Ahead of Print], PM Rothwell, F Gerald, R Fowkes, JFF Belch, H Ogawa, CP Warlowe, TW Meade
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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 cancer during and after randomised trials of daily aspirin versus control done originally for prevention of vascular events. Methods: We used individual patient data from all randomised trials of daily aspirin...
