Is anyone taking aspirin to help stop recurrence

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  • AnewBeginning
    AnewBeginning Member Posts: 536
    edited April 2015

    Aussie

    I wish it were so...I have been on 81mg of aspirin for 6-7 year but was dx in 2011 and again this year.

    (((hugs)))

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  • april485
    april485 Member Posts: 3,257
    edited April 2015

    Hi ched. I am taking a low dose aspirin but I started taking this years ago on the advice of my PCP who feels it helps with avoiding stroke and since my  family h as a history of strokes, she thought it was a good idea to take it.  It seems to me it would be pretty safe in almost any instance except for those having surgery or who need their blood to clot quickly as it works as a blood thinner. Hope someone else chimes in that is taking it to prevent BC recurrence or mets.

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  • motheroffoursons
    motheroffoursons Member Posts: 333
    edited April 2015


    I was taking aspirin, baby and then regular aspirin for years.  This year my Dr. told me that since I am 67 and that I have never had any heart issues, that I should discontinue the aspirin as there is no benefit for me.  The bleeding and intestinal issues are more concerning at my age and health status.

    Not sure if there is any benefit for BC either.

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  • cp418
    cp418 Member Posts: 7,079
    edited April 2015

    http://www.practiceupdate.com/journalscan/17694/2/...


    Aspirin and Acetaminophen and the Risk for Cervical Cancer

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  • katcar0001
    katcar0001 Member Posts: 621
    edited April 2015

    Here is a link that does not require registration: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25856123

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  • JohnSmith
    JohnSmith Member Posts: 651
    edited April 2015

    Thanks Katcar. I'll make it even easier for the lazy and simply post the results of the study. :)

    Aspirin and Acetaminophen Use and the Risk of Cervical Cancer. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25856123
    Authors: Friel G, Liu CS, Kolomeyevskaya NV, Hampras SS, Kruszka B, Schmitt K, Cannioto RA, Lele SB, Odunsi KO, Moysich KB.

    Author info: 1. Department of Cancer Prevention and Control, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY; 2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University at Buffalo SUNY, Buffalo, NY; 3. Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY; and 4. Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL.

    Abstract
    OBJECTIVE: In this study, we investigated whether regular use of aspirin or acetaminophen was associated with risk of cervical cancer in women treated at an American cancer hospital.

    METHODS: This case-control study included 328 patients with cervical cancer and 1,312 controls matched on age and decade enrolled. Controls were women suspected of having but not ultimately diagnosed with a neoplasm. Analgesic use was defined as regular (at least once per week for ≥6 months), frequent (≥7 tablets/week), very long term (≥11 years), or frequent, long term (≥7 tablets per week for ≥5 years).

    RESULTS: Compared to nonusers, frequent aspirin use was associated with decreased odds of cervical cancer (odds ratio, 0.53; 95% confidence interval, 0.29-0.97). A slightly larger association was observed with frequent, long-term use of aspirin (odds ratio, 0.46; 95% confidence interval, 0.22-0.95). Acetaminophen use was not associated with the risk of cervical cancer.

    CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that frequent and frequent, long-term use of aspirin is associated with decreased odds of cervical cancer. To our knowledge, this is the first US-based study examining these associations. Given the widespread use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and acetaminophen worldwide, further investigations of the possible role of analgesics in cervical cancer, using a larger sample size with better-defined dosing regimens, are warranted.

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  • MelissaDallas
    MelissaDallas Member Posts: 7,268
    edited April 2015

    But almost all cervical cancer is caused by the HPV virus, so it seems to me aspirin would be working on a different mechanism there

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  • cp418
    cp418 Member Posts: 7,079
    edited June 2015

    http://www.medicaldaily.com/breast-cancer-patients...


    Breast Cancer Patients May Benefit From Once-A-Day Aspirin Regimen; Could It Block Tumor Growth?

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  • Heidihill
    Heidihill Member Posts: 5,476
    edited June 2015

    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150611082124.htm

    This is not about Aspirin but other NSAIDs. They lower progesterone levels and inhibit ovulation.

    cp418's link on Aspirin blocking tumor growth cleared up a question I had from other writeups. This one says the "human equivalent" of 75 mg. Other sources were not as precise: 75 mg on a tiny animal would have meant a lot, lot more for us.

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  • muska
    muska Member Posts: 1,195
    edited June 2015

    My MO recommended I take 81mg every other day and that's what I do. I remember I looked up a study about a year and a half ago that concluded that amount is sufficient, i.e. there was no statistical differences in outcomes between a group of women who took a baby aspirin every other day and those who took it every day.

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