In healthy older adults, daily aspirin increased cancer mortality

Arnav Agarwal; Anne M Holbrook

doi:10.7326/ACPJ202107200-074

In healthy older adults, daily aspirin increased cancer mortality

Ann Intern Med. 2021 Jul;174(7):JC74. doi: 10.7326/ACPJ202107200-074. Epub 2021 Jul 6.

Authors

Arnav Agarwal¹, Anne M Holbrook²

Affiliations

¹ University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (A.A.).
² McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (A.M.H.).

PMID: 34224271
DOI: 10.7326/ACPJ202107200-074

Abstract

McNeil JJ, Gibbs P, Orchard SG, et al. Effect of aspirin on cancer incidence and mortality in older adults. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2021;113:258-65. 32778876.

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MeSH terms

Aged
Aspirin* / adverse effects
Humans
Incidence
Neoplasms*

Substances

Aspirin