National breast cancer clinical study rolled out

A national clinical study to improve outcomes for breast cancer patients has been rolled out.

It follows research funded by the Irish Cancer Society and Health Research Board, which found that women prescribed aspirin regularly before a diagnosis were less likely to have cancer that spread to the lymph nodes.

Breast-Predict researchers will now investigate how aspirin may improve breast cancer outcomes and, to do this, information on exposure to the medicine will be gathered from almost 3,000 patients around the country.