No other drug is used by a greater number of people worldwide than aspirin. Its remarkable capacity to relieve pain and reduce fever has been appreciated for thousands of years. More recently, aspirin’s ability to lower risk for heart attacks and stroke made it a mainstay of prevention. Recent research now indicates that this over-the-counter medicine chest staple may be our most promising cancer prevention drug.
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An Aspirin A Day Keeps More Than You Can Imagine At Bay