Anti-cancer effect of aspirin clarified
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NEW YORK  - Previous research has shown a possible anti-cancer effect for aspirin. Now, new findings suggest that the drug achieves this by cutting off the tumor's blood supply, not just by blocking an enzyme called cyclooxygenase.
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The headache pill and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have already been shown to lower the risk of a number of cancers, including prostate.
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Researchers say they have found a way to reverse resistance to one of the most effective anti-cancer drugs.
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LONDON - Plants used in traditional Thai and Chinese medicine appear to have cancer-fighting properties, according to a team of British scientists.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- The U.S. government announced Friday that it was halting the use of the painkiller Celebrex in a clinical trial on colorectal cancer patients after a study found an apparent increase in the risk of heart attack among those taking the drug.
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NEW YORK  - The presence of RNA for the  enzyme cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) in feces probably indicates the  presence of colorectal cancer, according to results of a pilot  study conducted in Japan.
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Drugmaker Pfizer announced Friday that its painkiller Celebrex puts patients at &quot;increased cardiovascular risk&quot; for heart problems, citing a long-term cancer study.
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The heart-protecting benefits of taking aspirin could apply mainly to men, a study suggests.
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WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug designed to better fight what&#39;s described as the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in America.
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) -- The final word on whether the cox-2 painkiller Celebrex might be used to prevent colon cancer is a definite &quot;no,&quot; according to the long-awaited results of two major studies.
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NEW YORK  - A new study adds to the  evidence that cardiac risk is increased in Vioxx (rofecoxib)  users, even in those without a history of heart attack. The  results also show that at lower doses of Vioxx, concurrent  aspirin use can reduce the risk and the risk decreases to  normal levels after Vioxx is discontinued.
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FRIDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) -- A daily dose of 300 milligrams of aspirin taken for 10 years can cut colon cancer risk by as much as 74 percent, a new British study suggests.
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Scientists have discovered aspirin reduces the formation of the blood vessels that help fuel tumours.
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Arthritis drugs like Celebrex and the recently withdrawn Vioxx may boost the immune system's ability to attack brain tumors, and possibly other types of cancer, researchers said on Friday.
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The heart benefits of taking so-called  statin drugs to reduce cholesterol might be offset by a  slightly increased risk of cancer, although the evidence is by  no means clear, U.S. scientists said on Tuesday.
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FRIDAY, March 2  (HealthDay News) -- A component of green tea, combined with low doses of the cox-2 inhibitor painkiller Celebrex, may be able to slow prostate cancer growth, according to a U.S. study.
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A long-running French study finds that a low-dose cocktail of antioxidants reduces the incidence of cancer in men but not in women.