Cancers prevented in Australia in 2010 through the consumption of aspirin

• Main Authors: Louise F. Wilson (Author), Adele C. Green (Author), Bradley J. Kendall (Author), Susan J. Jordan (Author), Christina M. Nagle (Author), Christopher J. Bain (Author), Rachel E. Neale (Author), David C. Whiteman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives: To estimate the proportion and number of cancers in Australia in 2010 that may have been prevented from occurring due to daily use of aspirin in the population. Methods: We calculated the Prevented Fraction (PF) of colorectal and oesophageal cancers using standard formulae. The...