Aspirin may help halt spread of breast cancer

Women with breast cancer who took aspirin regularly before being diagnosed with the condition are less likely to see the illness spread to other parts of the body.

The potentially groundbreaking finding has been made by Irish experts examining the implications of long-term use of the drug in combating the condition.

Just days after similar claims were made by a British study into the popular pill, an examination funded by the Health Research Board and the Irish Cancer Society, has found regular doses of aspirin could be key to battling the illness.