Aspirin 'may prevent skin cancer'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18233717


The jury is still out on whether aspirin is effective at preventing cancers

***SNIP

Anti-cancer pill?
In the study, approximately 18,000 of the 200,000 participants had been diagnosed with of one of three types of skin cancer - basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, or the rarer but more dangerous malignant melanoma.


There is mounting evidence that aspirin does reduce the risk of some cancers, but it's too soon to say if this includes skin cancer”


Many were taking them for heart conditions or arthritis.

Those who were more frequently prescribed NSAIDs were less likely to have skin cancer.