Nun haben Forscher des Massachusetts General Hospital und der Harvard Medical School herausgefunden, dass die regelmäßige Einnahme von Aspirine das Risiko von Dickdarmkrebs bei Menschen mit ungesunder Lebensführung senken kann.

„Epidemiologic data support that regular (at least two times per week), long-term aspirin use is associated with prevention of CRC in the general population if used for at least a decade. Additionally, this benefit may not be evident for 10 years after initiation, although some analyses support a significant effect within 5 years“