Mechanistic and Pharmacological Issues of Aspirin as an Anticancer Agent

• Main Authors: Paola Patrignani (Author), Emanuela Ricciotti (Author), Stefania Tacconelli (Author), Carlos Sostres (Author), Melania Dovizio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Recent findings have shown that aspirin, taken for several years, reduces the long-term risk of some cancers, particularly colorectal cancer. The result that aspirin benefit is detectable at daily low-doses (at least 75mg), the same used for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, positions the an...