BY MEREDITH BALDWIN ANCHOR LAUREN GORES An aspirin a day to keep cancer away? New studies published in The Lancent Wednesday show why. Here's Good Morning America with the findings: "The headline here: Taking an Aspirin a day for 5 years cut the overall risk of dying from cancer by 15 percent. So should we all start taking Aspirin?" The Telegraph spoke with researcher Peter Rothwell behind his new findings which suggest maybe you should start taking aspirin every day. "We found that after two or three years, the incidence of cancer was reduced and and the chance from dying from cancer was also reduced after four or five years รข€" by about 30 or 40 percent." Not so fast says Dr. Otis Brawley with the American Cancer Society. He shares his concerns about the research with The New York Times. "I think he's on to something. I just want to be cautious, and I don't want to exaggerate, I'm not ready to say that everybody ought to take a baby aspirin a day to prevent cancer." MSNBC ! agrees, saying you should talk with a doctor before you take a daily dose. "Still - many doctors advise caution for some patients because taking an Aspirin a day can increase the risk of bleeding and stroke." Researchers plan to do more extensive studies to better understand the effects aspirin has on cancer.
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