More evidence about the benefits of aspirin in cancer

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Matti Narkia - 05 Oct 2006 12:10 GMT

Asprin seems to inhibit tumor angiogenesis according to the article

ScienceDaily: Fighting Cancer With Aspirin?
<http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/10/061002215512.htm>

The article refers to the study

Borthwick GM, Johnson AS, Partington M, Burn J, Wilson R, Arthur HM.
Therapeutic levels of aspirin and salicylate directly inhibit a model
of angiogenesis through a Cox-independent mechanism.
FASEB J. 2006 Oct;20(12):2009-16.
PMID: 17012253 [PubMed - in process]
<http://www.fasebj.org/cgi/content/abstract/20/12/2009>

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Matti Narkia - 05 Oct 2006 16:47 GMT

>Asprin seems to inhibit tumor angiogenesis according to the article
>
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>PMID: 17012253 [PubMed - in process]
><http://www.fasebj.org/cgi/content/abstract/20/12/2009>

I've used low dose aspirin (prescribed by my physician) as a tiny part
of supportive measures in my personal cancer treatment for over 12
years now. It's reassuring to see that parts of the experimental
adjunctive treatments prescribed my doctor are bit by bit gathering
more evidence.

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