Share on Pinterest Research in mice shows how aspirin may boost the immune response against cancer, keeping secondary tumors at bay. Image credit: AsiaVision/Getty Images. Around half of all ...

Scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind how aspirin could reduce the metastasis of some cancers by stimulating the immune system. The scientists say that discovering the mechanism will ...

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Scientists believe they have discovered how the cheap painkiller aspirin can stop cancers spreading. In animal experiments they showed the drug enhanced the ability of the immune system to fight back.

Scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind how aspirin could reduce the metastasis of some cancers by stimulating the immune system. Scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind how aspirin ...

Trials are already in full swing to see how aspirin could help stop cancer from returning. In a surprising breakthrough, experts have found that a common painkiller, aspirin, could play a crucial ...

Every day, around 29 million people in the U.S. take a low dose of aspirin as a blood thinner to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attacks and strokes. Aspirin prevents blood ...