This is very interesting and very important study for seniors.

We all know aspirin helps prevent heart attacks and strokes.

We also suspected it helps prevent colorectal cancer.

Yet we all know aspirin can cause GI bleed so that we are shy in taking it.

We've found out coronary heart patients just need to take baby aspirin 81mg a day.

We learned that even the baby aspirin 81 mg a day can cause GI bleed after taking it yrs.

Now this large study indicates that taking aspirin three times a month, not to mention 3 times a week,

will decrease the incident of cancers.

They are saying also taking it 3 times a week will decrease all cause mortality as well.

Certainly those who have family history of any cancer should study this article closely.

It is fascinating to note that inflammation appears to be the fundamental underlying cause for

atherosclerosis and heart attacks and strokes as well as cancer-initiating cell or DNA mutation

so that anti inflammatory agents such as aspirin, ibuprofen, etc, would be beneficial as shown

in this large scale study.

I believe one can gain some insight by reading this article carefully in terms of how one

may apply in each individual case.

http://blog.koreadaily.com/view/myhome.html?fod_style=B&med_usrid=Barndrive&fod_no=1&cid=1125712

(온기철: 장수의 비결; 염증예증)

최근 보스톤의 심장내과 의사들은 39나라에사는 만명을 대상으로 염증을 가라안치는 약(소염제; anti-inflammatory drug)을 투여하고 심장병 발생율을 조사했다. 그들은 소염제가 심장병 발생률을 감소시킨다는 사실외에 폐암의 사망률을 77%이상 떨어 뜨린다는 것을 발견했다. 통풍과 관절염을 호소하는 환자 수도 줄었다. 

AARP에 실린기사를 번역해서 J블로그에 올린 글입니다.  The article makes a lot of sense. 
Taking aspirin does suppress the inflammation and will help us lead healthier longer life.