Doctors have long recommended daily aspirin for years as a low-cost protection against cancers of the lower bowel.

Daily aspirin use does not offer a reliable way to prevent colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a review published online Feb. 26 in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Zhaolun Cai, M.D., ...

Daily aspirin does not reliably prevent bowel cancer in people at average risk, according to a major new review. Any ...

A daily aspirin cuts cancer, but doctors say don't reach for the bottle yet. March 20, 2012— -- A daily aspirin may cut your risk of cancer, new research suggests. But doctors advise that there's ...

Some believe that aspirin and similar drugs can provide simple protection against bowel cancer. A large study from China now shows that this hope is unlikely to be fulfilled.

One of aspirin’s most intriguing properties is its anti-cancer activity. A Swedish research study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (Sept. 18, 2025) concludes that aspirin can ...

Research in mice shows how aspirin may boost the immune response against cancer, keeping secondary tumors at bay. Image credit: AsiaVision/Getty Images. According to Cancer Research UK, half of all ...

Aspirin is often touted as the wonder drug of the 20th century. Famous for its versatility—easing aches and pains, reducing fever and inflammation, preventing heart attacks and stroke—experts have ...