{"id":2678,"date":"2017-05-02T02:06:55","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T07:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/?p=2678"},"modified":"2017-04-27T11:09:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T16:09:00","slug":"in-the-news-low-dose-aspirin-reduces-cancer-death-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/02\/in-the-news-low-dose-aspirin-reduces-cancer-death-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"In the News: Low Dose Aspirin Reduces Cancer Death Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2682\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2682\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2682\" src=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/aspirin-therapy-350x233.jpg\" alt=\"Low Dose Aspirin Therapy\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/aspirin-therapy-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/aspirin-therapy.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Low Dose Aspirin Therapy May Reduce Cancer Death Risk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Could aspirin become a powerful weapon in <a href=\"http:\/\/issels.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">immunotherapy for cancer<\/a>? Researchers have found evidence that a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2017\/04\/03\/health\/aspirin-fight-cancer-death-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">daily regimen of low-dose aspirin<\/a> may lower the mortality rate of cancer patients.<\/p>\n<p><strong>An Aspirin a Day<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aspirin is an anti-inflammatory drug that has been used as a pain reliever since the days of ancient Egyptians. In early April, attendees at the American Association for Cancer Research meeting in Washington, D.C. learned why aspirin also holds promise for treating cancer patients.<\/p>\n<p>Yin Cao, an instructor at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, reviewed data from long-term health studies involving both men and women. While the overall risk of death was lower for individuals who took a daily dose of aspirin, Cao found that the risk of dying from cancer was 7 percent lower in women and 15 percent lower in men.<\/p>\n<p>The connection was most dramatic with <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/26\/does-low-dose-aspirin-therapy-work-to-prevent-colon-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">colorectal cancer<\/a>, as women had a 31 percent lower risk and men&#8217;s risk was 30 percent lower. Significant reductions were also found among women with breast cancer and men with prostate or lung cancer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is Aspirin Treatment for Everyone?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite the encouraging results, Cao offered a note of caution for anyone considering this course of medication. Aspirin increases risk of ulcers and gastrointestinal bleeding, so Cao emphasized the importance of consulting with your doctor before undertaking a daily program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Issels\u00ae: Fighting Cancer and Its Causes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"http:\/\/issels.com\/treatment-summary\/comprehensive-core-treatment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">immunotherapy for cancer<\/a> treatment programs go beyond eliminating tumors to helping your immune system regain its natural defense mechanisms. <a href=\"http:\/\/66.135.32.155\/issels\/Questionnaire\/request-issels-info.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contact us<\/a> to learn more about cancer vaccines and our other personally tailored integrative programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Could aspirin become a powerful weapon in immunotherapy for cancer? Researchers have found evidence that a daily regimen of low-dose aspirin may lower the mortality rate of cancer patients. An Aspirin a Day Aspirin is an anti-inflammatory drug that has been used as a pain reliever since the days of ancient Egyptians. In early April, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/02\/in-the-news-low-dose-aspirin-reduces-cancer-death-risk\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">In the News: Low Dose Aspirin Reduces Cancer Death Risk<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[203,580,538,204],"tags":[585,282,341],"class_list":["post-2678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cancer-research","category-cancer-treatment","category-immunotherapy-for-cancer","category-living-with-cancer","tag-aspirin-and-cancer-preventation","tag-cancer-news","tag-cancer-prevention"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2678"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2684,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2678\/revisions\/2684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}