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Daily aspirin for cancer

Ball-and-stick model of the aspirin molecule, as found in the solid state. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction data from Kim, Y.; Machida, K.; Taga, T.; Osaki, K. (). "Structure Redetermination and Packing Analysis of Aspirin Crystal". Chem. Pharm. Bull. 33 (7) : 2641-2647. ISSN 1347-5223. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) BRUSSELS - There is additional evidence that aspirin can prevent cancer, and can help treat. A regular small dose of aspirin is today prescribed to heart problems. Soon cancer? Previous research has found evidence that prolonged aspirin intake, about ten years every day reduces the risk of cancer. New studies reinforce that suspicion now. And the beneficial effect appears to act quickly: after three to five years. Moreover, aspirin appears to the emergence of metastases of cancers already present to slow down. This is contained in a series of three articles published yesterday in the medical journal The Lancet . The three studies are meta-analyzes "in which

Bowel Movement - Usual and Unusual

2. Colon Cancer Affects Men and Women Equally (Photo credit: TipsTimes ) 18. colon-cancer-in-women (Photo credit: TipsTimes ) Digestion organism eliminates solid, semisolid or liquid waste material (feces) from the digestive tract via the anus. It is normal for a humans to expel feces with a varying frequency from a coups of times a day to a couple of times weekly. There is no rule for frequency of bowel movements, but the general range is from 3 times a day to 3 times a week. Less than 3 movements a week may indicate constipation, and more than 3 watery stools a day could indicate diarrhea. Improved Bowel Movement If you've ever had a out of routine bowel movement, you only need to worry after some diagnosis. A bowel movement should be soft and easy to pass, though some people may have harder or softer stools than others. Stool should be brown or golden brown, be formed, have a texture similar to peanut butter, and have a size and shape similar to a sausage. Normal