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Wildplaces
Wildplaces Member Posts: 864
edited January 2017 in Complementary and Holistic Medicine and Treatment

Has anyone who is postmenopausal been placed on Aspirin by their oncologist and is so at what dose.

I have read SusanGKormen " beyond the heart of the matter" and it appears that Aspirin might have a beneficial effect in preventing breast cancer recurrence.

There are the obvious potential side effects of gastro-intestinal side effects but at low does the Ischemic Heart disease world ( many men over 50) have been taking 100-150 mg of aspirin for many years.

As no longer protected by oestrogen our heart disease risk increase so provided one does not have a bleeding problem or a gastro-intestinal complaint it might be beneficial.

I will ask my oncologist at the next appointment
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  • Italychick
    Italychick Member Posts: 2,343
    edited January 2017

    Mine did. She said take the 91 mg baby aspirin per day. Also she monitors my vitamin D level, but other than the aspirin and the D, she is strictly standard of case, doesn't discuss alternative stuff much. I figure if she is as conservative as she is and she recommends baby aspirin, I should take it. I am post menopausal.



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  • MinusTwo
    MinusTwo Member Posts: 16,634
    edited January 2017

    I was also told to take an aspirin a day - however I believe it was for heart & stroke benefit and not for cancer.

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  • Wildplaces
    Wildplaces Member Posts: 864
    edited January 2017
      It seems that inflammation and the development of cancer are related.It also may be that there is a relationship between prostaglandins and aromatase ( the enzyme that converts androgens to Estrogen in postmenopausal women) so NSAIDs or aspirin may play a role in hormone positive breast cancer.Very early days - but I was curious if most oncologist recommended it's use.I take 100 mg a day - it's the standard cardiac dose in Australia.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited January 2017

    http://www.breastcancer.org/research-news/aspirin-...

    Since I don't have a problem with bleeding, I take 325 mg every night. Have been since dx.

    Claire in AZ

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  • Wildplaces
    Wildplaces Member Posts: 864
    edited January 2017

    thank you for posting the link - my thoughts precisely

    I was wondering if it reached the general medical stream...

    It's simple, cheap and may help.

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  • KBeee
    KBeee Member Posts: 5,109
    edited January 2017

    I take one 81 mg aspirin per day per oncologist

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  • Lafish
    Lafish Member Posts: 49
    edited January 2017

    Hi there, I am on low dose aspirin daily and hoping it is helping. This past week I was hooked up with a holster monitor to access my my rapid heart rate. I should here back within 2 Weeks if all is good. Estrogen seems to be a key factor in heart health and I have been on AI's for 3 years. Hoping that that all is good but can't help being concerned this is once again another side effect.

    LAF

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  • Wildplaces
    Wildplaces Member Posts: 864
    edited January 2017

    That was the second part of my question - at what dose.

    We know from the heart work that 100-150mg have protective effects on the entholium of blood vessels....

    But a large retrospective trial looking at low dose aspirin concluded no significant statistical benefit but noted the doses studied might be low.

    I am trying to figure out how to paste into the forum.

    I imagine ( and the word is appropiate) that is it not clear.

    Most papers have sprung in the last two years.

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