Two aspirin a day ‘cuts cancer risk 60%’

MANY thousands of hereditary cancers and deaths could be prevented simply by taking aspirin, a landmark study has found.

Two pills a day cut the long-term risk of bowel cancer in people with a family history of the disease by 60%. There was also evidence of a similar impact on other solid cancers with the same genetic link.

The findings suggest aspirin treatment could prevent tens of thousands of cancers over the next 30 years and possibly save thousands of lives.