Baby Aspirin as part of Alternative Medicine

concernedfriend77

Hi I have used Aspirin for decades for cardeo protection but recent studies have found it's benefits for anti cancer here's one finding "Our work suggests that the anti-cancer action of aspirin might be in part as follows: during their transit in the blood, circulating tumor cells interact with platelets, which spur tumor cell survival by activating oncoproteins such as c-MYC. The inhibition of platelets with aspirin therapy reduces this signaling between platelets and tumor cells, thus indirectly reducing tumor cell growth." is anybody using this as part of there natural therapy.. who refuses chemo

obsolete

Hi cf77, a warm welcome! Very interesting find. I've been on a daily baby aspirin protocol recommended by my doctor to reduce blood clots. (Tamoxifen pill had contributed to blood clots in legs & lungs when I was in an auto accident.) My doctor & naturopath both support daily baby aspirin. 4-5 years later, so far, so good. Best wishes to you.

*Edited to add that my low OncotypeDX score did not warrant chemo for slow-growing cancers

Moderators

concernedfriend77, welcome! Thought you might be interested in the following article from the Breastcancer.org main site:

• Study Suggests Link Between Low-Dose Aspirin and Lower Risk for Specific Type of Breast Cancer

Thanks for posting, and we look forward to hearing more from you soon.

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concernedfriend77

Thanks for your response but interested to hear from people who may be using it for Breast cancer etc for it's anti cancer properties.

concernedfriend77

Thanks this points to a positive response to aspirin and breast cancer, is there anybody taking this at the moment for the benefits.. I have suggested this to my friend and after she consults her doctor but would like to hear from anybody who has incorporated this into there cancer fighting plan.. My friend has rejected taking chemo

KCMC

I started taking a baby aspirin a day because it was suggested by my Oncologist for two reasons: Tamoxifen and blood clots and it is a weak aromatase inhibitor. I would imagine if you decide against an AI you might want to think about taking a baby aspirin a day.

ChiSandy

Took baby aspirin daily for nearly 10 years before getting my ER+/PR+/HER2- dx. Obviously, it didn't prevent my cancer.

Sara536

Utterly useless article. What doctor in their right mind is going to prescribe low-dose aspirin for cancer prevention based on a study like this? They might tell you that it wouldn't hurt if you ask. Still, being impressionable, I will continue to take low-dose aspirin along with pink salt and raw garlic. My cancer center at a major, major university hospital sells light bulbs inserted into Himalayan pink salt pillars in their gift shop. I don't think they are covered by Medicare yet though... they’re too "cutting edge"! Maybe BCO should do a study on what sells in hospital gift shops to find out what really cures cancer.

KCMC

ChiSandy, I was beating myself up because I have been told by various doctors to take a baby aspirin a day for at least the last 15 years and I never listened. After my diagnosis I was thinking if I only listened to my doctors maybe I wouldn't have got breast cancer.

I am beginning to believe its a crap shoot. This stupid beast called cancer is so insidious.

concernedfriend77

HI KCMC for your input from what I am reading there is no wrong or right here, the fact it may benefit is a good thing as we know some medicine works better for some people then others, I know this myself with a natural sleep product that knocks me out but has no affect on other people I have recommended it to, no one is suggesting it will stop you getting cancer but I think if may help to some degree it would be a good thing..

concernedfriend77

Thanks for your input everybody is different at least it has little to no side affects I have been on it for 40 yrs ..

concernedfriend77

Well everybody is looking for solutions I just heard of the anti cancer affect many times due to my ears prick up every time the mention of baby aspirin as I have been taking it for 40 yrs, this makes sence to me The inhibition of platelets with aspirin therapy reduces this signaling between platelets and tumor cells, thus indirectly reducing tumor cell growth.. So I will suggest my friend start taking it after she gets the nod from her doctor, it is cheap and if it helps her that's a plus..

concernedfriend77

Thanks for your input, no doctor is prescribing it I just think she should be on it, due to number of stories on the anti cancer benefits cheers..

Sara536

Concerenedfriend, thanks for the interesting info about the signaling between platelets and tumor cells, much better than number crunching from “observational" studies. I tend to react to observationat studies that don't provide the “why" with snarkyness (not helpful to anyone, I know)

That said, here's an observational study with a cohort of 1 that does impress me: Prior to being diagnosed, I saw an elderly doctor for a while. (I figured she was at least pushing 80) She was not computer literate. (She slowly and painstakingly printed her notes legibly by hand.) In our intake discussion I said I was taking 1 baby aspirin a day. She said I should be taking 2 per day. When I asked why, she responded, "Do you want to die?" About two years later, I received a letter announcing her retirement at the age of 96! Anecdotal proof- not a real study- but hey...

Now, once in a while I up it to 2. With the info you provided I might go for 2 while I try to find more information about the connection between platelet signaling and tumor cells. Do you have a link?

concernedfriend77

Hi Sara please don't make decisions on my info I am just relaying what I have seen, consult your doctor, what you decide for yourself is of course up to you and all the best to you, easy to see just google aspirin anti cancer here's the link for the info I put here.. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/314889.php

ksusan

I also already took baby aspirin for years before a breast cancer diagnosis.

Sara536

concernedfriend, Thanks for the link☀️

Artista964

low dose asa helps with colon cancer prevention only. And it will do more harm than good for some people. One needs to review this with one's pcp.

Benji69

I took an average of four adult aspirins daily for forty (40!) years. Cut back to two daily the next ten years, one a day until breast cancer dx. Now I take none and worry about having a stroke.

ceanna

I took at least one, sometimes two, baby aspirins for a few years before diagnosis, but since it seems breast cancer can be there for a few years before detection, I wonder if I started taking aspirin after the bc had already begun. I continue to take 2/day. No chemo and no AI's.

windingshores

My oncologist at a top hospital cancer center encouraged me to take baby aspirin. However, I am afraid of stomach effects like bleeding.

They no longer recommend aspirin for afib, another problem I have developed, or it would have been killing two birds with one pill.

keepthefaith

My MO said one baby aspirin only. I was taking Tamoxifen at the time, but have continued the aspirin regimen. I think one benefit is the anti-inflammatory properties.

Meow13

Beware, My mother who is in her eighties was taking baby asprin along with other prescriptions. She suffered from diarrhea driving her crazy. Her doctor said stop the asprin and the diarrhea went away. I couldn't believe it just something to consider if you get this side effect.

concernedfriend77

Hi not according to this article but to each their own all the best
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317248.php

concernedfriend77

Cheers nice to hear from all the best with it.

concernedfriend77

Thanks for the info will tell my friend she is yet to go on it..

Anonymous

I take a full 325 mg. aspirin every day; so does ClaireinSeattle. It doesn't hurt me, it's cheap, and there have been many studies about inflammation and the cancer link. I say why not? Here's an NCI link that explains the link. Regarding the responses above ("took it for years, didn't keep me from getting cancer", etc.)--we don't know everything about this disease, for sure. If we were guaranteed to keep cancer away by taking an aspirin, we'd all do it. But if it increases my chances to fight any recurrence, it doesn't bother me, then I'm not risking anything by taking it and maybe boosting my chances of not getting it, along with all the other things I'm doing: exercise (see Nurses study, b.c., and exercise), Aromasin, BMI low, organic to avoid pesticides, Vit D supplements, etc.

https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/chronic-inflammation

concernedfriend77

Yes very true Clair I agree.

concernedfriend77

Everybody is different that's all I can say..people react differently for the same medication I take a natural sleeping pill sometimes, it says take 2 1/2 hour before bed all I need to take is 1/4 of one and I am out other people take 2 and it does nothing for them..

Lea7777

I was told by a doc at a major cancer research center to limit baby aspirin to about 3x per week, but do not take a daily dose. (My age was 58.) She said the less-than-daily regimen reduces the risk of an ulcer that may occur with a daily dose. My local oncologist said aspirin in men is very beneficial but in women it can cause brain hemorrhaging. As a result she suggested one baby aspirin every other day (about 3 per week).

These docs agreed aspirin could help marginally as an Aromatase Inhibitor, which can reduce cancer. They did not feel it was a cancer cure. Obviously.

In Sept some new studies on aspirin and health came out. It said people 70+ had more bleeding problems on a daily dose of full strength aspirin. Risks actually outweighed benefits for bleeding, and even cancer and death for the 65+ Black & Hispanic population and the 70+ Caucasian population.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/09/...

JosieO

All,

Not sure if I am duplicating or repeating in any post or link contained within, but I had heard about a government trial focusing on aspirin and breast cancer. Here’s a link that is easy to read. I intend to research this in more depth, but wanted to share it here:

http://abctrial.org/about-abc-trial

I intend to ask one of mycancer team about it, but don’t see my medical oncologist again until spring 2019. Glad to hear what anyone else learns.

Thanks.