A Surprising New Tool in the Fight Against Cancer: Aspirin

One of the oldest drugs in the world may still have new tricks up its sleeve. In research out today, scientists have found evidence in mice that aspirin can potentially prevent cancer from spiraling out of control. Scientists at the University of Cambridge led the research, published Tuesday in the journal Nature. In mice, they found that aspirin seemed to unlock certain aspects of the immune system that make it better at stopping cancers trying to spread elsewhere in the body, also known as metastasis. The findings indicate that aspirin and similar drugs could be turned into preventative treatments for high-risk cancer patients, the researchers say. Studies throughout the years have suggested that aspirin might have cancer-fighting potential—potential that made senior study researcher Rahul Roychoudhuri and his team curious enough to look into the question for themselves. “Importantly, several large randomized controlled trials originally designed to study cardiovascular benefits o ... Read full article.