Daily aspirin

[Anonymous]

It seems like every month, there is a new study that says you should or should not take daily aspirin. But when I look at the many studies that examine the link between daily baby aspirin and various types of cancer, there is a pretty strong negative correlation between long-term baby aspirin and so many cancers. I know that the benefits for heart health are always in dispute, and there is a risk of internal bleeding. But isn't a 40% lower chance of colon cancer, 48% chance lower risk of pancreatic cancer, etc., worth it? I'm not a doctor, but the three doctors I'm friends with all say that they have taken it for years.

[Anonymous]

i've been taking it for years. have no plan to stop. at this point, i am just ignoring any new studies.

[Anonymous]

I don’t think I’ll stop taking it unless I have to have surgery

[Anonymous]

Same - every nurse and doctor I know has been taking daily aspirin for years. That was good enough for me.

[Anonymous]

I don't take a baby aspirin daily but 2 regular strength aspirin is my go-to for any and all discomforts.

[Anonymous]

Who did that study? Were they taking it strictly for prevention or did they have an inflammatory related disease?

The biggest contributing factor to cancer is age.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who did that study? Were they taking it strictly for prevention or did they have an inflammatory related disease?

The biggest contributing factor to cancer is age.

if your cells divide less as you age wouldn’t cancer be less likely and perhaps thinks like toxin exposure , background radiation exposure over the years be the issue rather than just age?

[Anonymous]

My friend’s mom had a stomach bleed that they attributed to daily aspirin. She survived but it was not fun at all.

[Anonymous]

Do they make even lower doses than 81mg? I don’t think you can split aspirin

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do they make even lower doses than 81mg? I don’t think you can split aspirin

I don’t think so. And my cardiologist said the chewable baby aspirin are far better for heart health than coated pills. Don’t know if it makes a difference for cancer prevention.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do they make even lower doses than 81mg? I don’t think you can split aspirin

I don’t think so. And my cardiologist said the chewable baby aspirin are far better for heart health than coated pills. Don’t know if it makes a difference for cancer prevention.

Why would that even matter?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do they make even lower doses than 81mg? I don’t think you can split aspirin

I don’t think so. And my cardiologist said the chewable baby aspirin are far better for heart health than coated pills. Don’t know if it makes a difference for cancer prevention.

Why would that even matter?

Something about how it is absorbed more quickly. I don’t know exactly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do they make even lower doses than 81mg? I don’t think you can split aspirin

I don’t think so. And my cardiologist said the chewable baby aspirin are far better for heart health than coated pills. Don’t know if it makes a difference for cancer prevention.

Why would that even matter?

faster absorption which is good if you are having a heart attack

[Anonymous]

I was told by an internal med doctor back 25 years ago to take a 325 enteric aspirin and not to listen to anyone telling me not to take it. I did (family heart disease history)...25 years later, I had a bit of plaque on a recent calcium ct, but very low and manageable. At 50 I started a statin. At 50, most everyone else in my family was nearly dead. I've had no issues with bleeding or other side effects. My PCP and cardiologist want me to continue what I'm doing.