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by AstralStorm 947 days ago
Well. A lot of people could benefit from a cardiovascular protective dose of aspirin. Like everything, it has side effects.

Now whether that actually does anything to cancer risk or if it's too low... Needs further research.

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Yes, but it's not a great idea to start that either without talking to your doctor first. There are sufficient potential risks with ongoing aspirin use that it's not a given that it will be a net benefit for you even though it is for a lot of people.
This advice has been withdrawn due to the serious side effects of a daily low dose aspirin.

https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/d...