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Wednesday 1 August 2012

Aspirin Foundation: Update on aspirin and cancer prevention - Prof Jack Cuzick - Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, London, UK

Aspirin Foundation: Update on aspirin and cancer prevention - Prof Jack Cuzick - Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, London, UK
Prof Cuzick talks to ecancer at the Aspirin Foundation 'Aspirin for the older person' meeting at the Royal Society of Medicine, London, 3rd November 2011. Prof Cuzick discusses the latest research on using aspirin for cancer prevention, and whether a consensus is nearing.

- 3mins 55s: Jack Cuzick says starting taking aspirin at 50-55 and stopping at around 65-70 years (when GI bleeding could become more serious).
- 4mins 50s: testing and eliminating Helicobacter pylori could reduce GI bleeds - thus taking aspirin could be made safer.

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