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Breast Cancer
New findings from Bastyr University describe advances in breast cancer
July 3rd, 2008
According to recent research from the United States, " We prospectively evaluated the association between average 10-year use of NSAIDs and invasive breast cancer. Between 2000-2002, 35,323 postmenopausal women participating in the Vitamins And Lifestyle (VITAL) study provided detailed information regarding NSAID use, lifestyle and breast cancer risk factors." "Using a Cox proportional hazards model, we analyzed associations between NSAID use and incident breast cancer (N = 482) ascertained through linkage to the SEER cancer registry. Use of low-dose aspirin at 4+ days/week over ten years was associated with a decreased risk of breast cancer (HR 0.65, confidence...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-07-03)
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