| While men tend to get colon cancer more often, | | | | The study claims that women should take 2 aspirins |
| even women should take adequate measures to | | | | every day if they want to reduce the risk of getting |
| protect themselves against this type of cancer. A | | | | colorectal cancer by one-third. And women who take |
| study conducted recently has shown some promise | | | | more number of aspirins can reduce their risk by |
| in treating colon cancer in women. The study | | | | nearly 50 percent. |
| concluded that taking aspirin on a regular basis could | | | | However, many in the medical fraternity are not |
| reduce the risk of women getting this form of | | | | convinced by this study and it has raised a lot of |
| cancer. | | | | debate. But at the same time, it has fueled curiosity. |
| However, the findings of the study are based on | | | | Now some important medical journals are claiming |
| data and not clinical tests and trials. Nonetheless, the | | | | that if women take one to two aspirins a week for |
| study found that people with polyps could prevent | | | | 10 years, they would reduce their risk of getting |
| cancer from setting in by taking aspirin regularly. This | | | | cancer substantially. However, some researchers claim |
| led the researchers to extend their conclusion to | | | | that any anti-inflammatory medication would help to |
| claim that those who did not have polyps could | | | | get rid of the polyps and prevent them from coming |
| actually take aspirin on a daily basis and prevent | | | | back, and thus reduce the risk of getting the cancer. |
| polyp-formation, which is precursor to colon cancer. | | | | |