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| An aspirin a day is said to help the survival chances of cancer sufferers |
NEW research has shown taking an aspirin a day could double the survival chances of many cancer sufferers.
The Dutch research found that 75 per cent of patients taking the drug daily were still alive five years after being diagnosed with several forms of cancer.
This includes bowel, stomach, pancreatic and throat cancer. When compared to the survival rate for those not on aspirin - 42 per cent - it really is an astonishing figure.
Martine Frouws led the research involving 14,000 adults by the The research by the Leiden University Medical Centre.
In a release provided to day, she said: "Given that aspirin is a cheap, unbranded drug with relatively few side-effects, this will have a great impact on healthcare systems as well as patients."
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| The research involved 14,000 adults at the Leiden University Medical Centre |
The LUMC's findings will be presented at the European Cancer Congress in Vienna today.
Professor Nadir Arber, the congress's spokesman, added: "Aspirin may serve as the magic bullet because it can target and prevent ischaemic heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer's disease, the three major health catastrophes in the third millennium."
The news comes less than a month after UK scientists found being overweight can more than double the risk of developing colon cancer.
But the 10-year study found the risk could be counteracted by regularly taking the aspirin.
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| It helps cancers including bowel, stomach, pancreatic and throat cancer |
Around half of people with the disease go on to develop cancer.
It goes without saying, however, that the use of aspirin should be exactly as directed on the label, or as prescribed by a doctor.
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