And appears to stop cancer from spreading, too: studies
(NEWSER) - A daily low dose of aspirin has long been recommended as a way of lowering stroke and heart attack risk, but new studies published this week suggest it also greatly reduces cancer risk. The UK studies found that after taking 75mg to 300mg of aspirin per day for just three years, cancer risk was reduced by about 25%, the BBC reports. After five years, the risk of death from cancer was cut by 37%, the Telegraph adds. More»