(HealthDay News) — Almost 15 percent of U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 years are taking aspirin for primary cardiovascular disease prevention, according to a brief report published in the July 1 issue of ...

Up to 15% of older adults may be routinely taking aspirin for primary prevention, and most of them understand the excess ...

Taking ‘baby aspirin' doses daily cuts the heightened risk of bowel cancer in half in those with Lynch Syndrome, a genetic disorder that faces a higher risk of several cancers, according to a new ...

Electra D. Paskett, PhD, MSPH, FACE, FAACR, was elected as a fellow to the American Association for Cancer Research Academy ...

Drug repurposing is undervalued, but it offers potential benefits for patients and healthcare systems, argue Ruth Langley and colleagues Drug repurposing involves finding new indications for ...

Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Incidence: Confirmed CRC cases (699 total: 462 colon, 237 rectal) over 585,644 person-years (median ...

According to new survey data commissioned by the Colorectal Cancer Alliance more than half of U.S. adults would rather do ...

Baby aspirin' doses everyday could cut the risk of bowel cancer in half but with fewer side effects for those with a rare genetic condition ...

Addressing a longstanding controversy in cancer prevention, a large randomized trial showed that low-dose aspirin reduced the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) in patients with Lynch syndrome just ...

A groundbreaking new study reveals that a simple, low-dose aspirin—already found in millions of homes—can slash the risk of colon cancer by 50%. Especially effective for people with Lynch syndrome, ...