Share on Pinterest Research in mice shows how aspirin may boost the immune response against cancer, keeping secondary tumors at bay. Image credit: AsiaVision/Getty Images. Around half of all ...

Scientists have discovered how aspirin may stop some cancers from spreading, describing it as a "Eureka moment". The new research builds on existing evidence suggesting aspirin supports a boost in ...

Aspirin, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), is a household name as it is widely used to treat pain, fever, and inflammation, and as an antithrombotic. However, despite its widespread ...

Scientists believe they have discovered how the cheap painkiller aspirin can stop cancers spreading. In animal experiments they showed the drug enhanced the ability of the immune system to fight back.

Sandra Rose, a nurse in Raleigh, NC, started taking a daily aspirin because "it seemed like a wonder drug," preventing heart attacks and strokes. "All the patients seemed to be on a low-dose ...

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Aspirin is another kind of NSAID, but a 2015 Cochrane Review of evidence found that it's less effective than ibuprofen and paracetamol, and more likely to cause adverse side effects. It’s best to take ...

Aspirin might unleash the immune system's ability to recognize and destroy cancers at risk of spreading elsewhere in the body. © RVillalon via Shutterstock One of ...

Aspirin stops cancer from spreading by keeping immune cells functioning, scientists have found in a “Eureka” discovery. Previous studies have hinted that the over-the-counter drug may lower ...

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