aspirin decreases risk of ovarian cancer
Just after my sending out an article on aspirin in primary prevention of heart and other diseases, JNCI has conveniently published an assessment of aspirin and ovarian cancer (see aspirin and dec ovarian cancer jnci 2014 in dropbox, or DOI:10.1093/jnci/djt431). in this study the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium reviewed the literature, finding 12 population-based case-controlled studies between 1992 and 2007, which included 7776 patients with ovarian cancer and 11,843 control subjects. Findings: --Overall ovarian cancer risk was reduced 9% with the use of aspirin --Non-significant but similar reduction was found for non-aspirin NSAIDs, and no association with acetaminophen use --7 studies assessed the frequency of aspirin use, finding that risk re...