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Article: Hot Flashes? Try Aspirin. It Probably Won't Help the Hot Flashes, but May Reduce the Risk of Breast Cancer.
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- Internal Medicine Alert
- Article date:
- June 15, 2004
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Hot Flashes? Try Aspirin. It Probably Wont Help the Hot Flashes, but May Reduce the Risk of Breast Cancer
Abstract & Commentary
Synopsis: Regular use of aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs) may reduce the risk of breast cancer.
Source: Terry MB, at al. JAMA. 2004;291:2433-2440.
Terry and colleagues hypothesized that aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs) protect against breast cancer by inhibiting production of estrogen and or progesterone; thus, the reduction in breast cancer risk associated with NSAID use would be greater for estrogen and progesterone receptor positive breast ...