(Sukanya Charuchandra/ Cancer Health) — Frequent use of aspirin by people at least 70 years of age was linked to a lower risk of colorectal cancer compared with people who used aspirin more infrequently. However, this association was seen only among people who first used aspirin at an earlier age, according to findings reported in JAMA Oncology.
Presently, aspirin is recommended as a means of preventing colorectal cancer for adults between 50 and 59 years old. “There is considerable evidence that aspirin can prevent colorectal cancer in adults between 50 and 70 years old,” Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH, of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, said in a press release. “But it has not been clear whether the effect is similar in older adults.” (…)