Breast Cancer Prevention
Research from Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital in breast cancer prevention provides new insights
Published in Cancer Weekly, April 1st, 2008
Researchers detail in 'NSAIDs and breast cancer: a possible prevention and treatment strategy,' new data in breast cancer. According to a study from London, the United Kingdom, "Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) inhibit cyclooxygenase (COX) and thereby reduce prostaglandin synthesis. Abnormally upregulated COX and prostaglandins are features of breast cancer so NSAIDs might have a role in treatment and prevention of the disease."
"To review the available epidemiological data on the relation between NSAIDs and risk of breast cancer together with interventional studies in established disease. Both case-control and cohort studies indicate a moderate reduction...
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