ASPIRIN in the news today!

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Mama G
Mama G Member Posts: 762
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Just watching the news (I think NBC) and they told about a study involving 4,000 nurses who had been diagnosed with Breast cancer and the ones who had been taking aspirin on a regular basis had a 50% higher rate of survival. NICE! I see my onc tomorrow, so I plan on asking her about it.
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  • Sher43009
    Sher43009 Member Posts: 602 Member
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    I saw the same report. I am
    I saw the same report. I am on aspirin as part of my herceptin treatment because I have tingling in my arm. I hope I'm getting the added benefit to keep bc from coming back!
    I also see my oncol. tomorrow (herceptin day) and I'm going to ask him about it.
  • Marlene_K
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    HAH!!!
    You were mighty quick, Lorraine! I watched this myself and was going to post. I thought they said if you take it 6-7 x's a week, there was a 68% chance of non-recurrence, 3-5 x's 50% and once a week, no difference. They also mentioned not to take aspirin if you were on chemo, though, because that could cause complications. Anyone know why that is? I remember being told not to take aspirin, but I don't know why. Also, they said that it has not yet been accepted by the ACS ... further testing is needed, but yea... this does seem like a breakthrough! Please let us know what your onc says.
  • meena1
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    Marlene_K said:

    HAH!!!
    You were mighty quick, Lorraine! I watched this myself and was going to post. I thought they said if you take it 6-7 x's a week, there was a 68% chance of non-recurrence, 3-5 x's 50% and once a week, no difference. They also mentioned not to take aspirin if you were on chemo, though, because that could cause complications. Anyone know why that is? I remember being told not to take aspirin, but I don't know why. Also, they said that it has not yet been accepted by the ACS ... further testing is needed, but yea... this does seem like a breakthrough! Please let us know what your onc says.

    I saw this too! But i am
    I saw this too! But i am not sure of how many they said to take, and also did they say take baby asprin. I just spoke to a friend who had her masectomy the same day as me and she said she had been taking baby asprin every day of her life, she still got breast cancer. But i will definitely try it
  • carkris
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    meena1 said:

    I saw this too! But i am
    I saw this too! But i am not sure of how many they said to take, and also did they say take baby asprin. I just spoke to a friend who had her masectomy the same day as me and she said she had been taking baby asprin every day of her life, she still got breast cancer. But i will definitely try it

    It should be interesting to
    It should be interesting to see , i have seen in the past it helps prevent ovarian. I planned ontaking it when I went on tamoxifen.
  • Mama G
    Mama G Member Posts: 762
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    carkris said:

    It should be interesting to
    It should be interesting to see , i have seen in the past it helps prevent ovarian. I planned ontaking it when I went on tamoxifen.

    got this
    WASHINGTON - Breast cancer survivors who take aspirin regularly may be less likely to die or have their cancer return, U.S. researchers reported Tuesday.

    The study of more than 4,000 nurses showed that those who took aspirin — usually to prevent heart disease — had a 50 percent lower risk of dying from breast cancer and a 50 percent lower risk that the cancer would spread.

    "This is the first study to find that aspirin can significantly reduce the risk of cancer spread and death for women who have been treated for early stage breast cancer, " said Dr. Michelle Holmes of Harvard Medical School, who led the study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
  • MyTurnNow
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    Thanks, MamaG, I saw that
    Thanks, MamaG, I saw that last night, too. I'd be interested in what everyone's onc says about it. Let us know.
  • e_hope
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    MyTurnNow said:

    Thanks, MamaG, I saw that
    Thanks, MamaG, I saw that last night, too. I'd be interested in what everyone's onc says about it. Let us know.

    just read about it myself
    i posted the article the ACS had posted on facebook... for anyone interested in reading about the findings
  • mimivac
    mimivac Member Posts: 2,143 Member
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    Thanks!
    I hadn't seen this, but I've been on an aspirin regimen for a few months now. I take a baby aspirin most days of the week. The advice came from an article I read and a research oncologist who is a friend of a friend. My own oncologist had no information about its efficacy but didn't object to my taking it. Well, this is good news indeed!

    Mimi
  • dyaneb123
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    mimivac said:

    Thanks!
    I hadn't seen this, but I've been on an aspirin regimen for a few months now. I take a baby aspirin most days of the week. The advice came from an article I read and a research oncologist who is a friend of a friend. My own oncologist had no information about its efficacy but didn't object to my taking it. Well, this is good news indeed!

    Mimi

    Awesome. I am through with
    Awesome. I am through with chemo and rads. Going to go buy some aspirin!
    Dee
  • Marlene_K
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    Aspirin on Rads
    Of course I will ask my doc, but does anyone know if you can take aspirin while getting radiation?
  • Megan M
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    Marlene_K said:

    Aspirin on Rads
    Of course I will ask my doc, but does anyone know if you can take aspirin while getting radiation?

    I saw this on the news also.
    I saw this on the news also. I take one everyday since they said you should for your heart.
  • terri805
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    Marlene_K said:

    Aspirin on Rads
    Of course I will ask my doc, but does anyone know if you can take aspirin while getting radiation?

    Aspirin?
    I have been taking 81mg aspirin daily for the past 4 years after I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and I was diagnosed with DCIS Dec 2009 so I don't know how convinced I am about this unless I once again am in the small percentage that it doesn't apply to like they told me that 85% of calcification's are benign.
  • BethInAz
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    The aspirin news
    I also saw this reported on Fox news this morning. I googled "Aspirin and breast cancer" and found several articles. This is the link to the Fox News article: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,586264,00.html. One of the other articles I read said that the aspirin seemed to work better on the hormone positive bc but another article said there was no difference between hormonal and non-hormonal. If our oncologists are okay with it, why not go for it? I also saw that aspirin lowers risk of stroke and since risk of blood clot/stroke is a very small possibility while taking tamoxifen, I wonder whether the aspirin would limit that blood clot/stroke risk as well...
    I appreciate the comments from the gals who have been on aspirin and still contracted bc - there's no silver bullet so we still just need to live each day to the fullest and know that every day we're given is, indeed, a gift.
    Blessings, everybody!
    Beth
  • mimivac
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    BethInAz said:

    The aspirin news
    I also saw this reported on Fox news this morning. I googled "Aspirin and breast cancer" and found several articles. This is the link to the Fox News article: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,586264,00.html. One of the other articles I read said that the aspirin seemed to work better on the hormone positive bc but another article said there was no difference between hormonal and non-hormonal. If our oncologists are okay with it, why not go for it? I also saw that aspirin lowers risk of stroke and since risk of blood clot/stroke is a very small possibility while taking tamoxifen, I wonder whether the aspirin would limit that blood clot/stroke risk as well...
    I appreciate the comments from the gals who have been on aspirin and still contracted bc - there's no silver bullet so we still just need to live each day to the fullest and know that every day we're given is, indeed, a gift.
    Blessings, everybody!
    Beth

    I agree
    that there is no silver bullet. If only. One thing to remember is that aspirin can cause stomach bleeding and that it can reduce melatonin in the body, a lack of which is also posited as a cancer risk. I will continue on my aspirin regimen and ask my oncologist what she thinks of this newest study.

    Mimi
  • fauxma
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    mimivac said:

    I agree
    that there is no silver bullet. If only. One thing to remember is that aspirin can cause stomach bleeding and that it can reduce melatonin in the body, a lack of which is also posited as a cancer risk. I will continue on my aspirin regimen and ask my oncologist what she thinks of this newest study.

    Mimi

    I saw this on the news last
    I saw this on the news last night. In addition to this, the genetics gal that I saw back in October had just returned from a seminar and one of the things that was discussed was using aspirin for the prevention of colon cancer. There are studies being done with that also. I think that it was 325 mg that was used. And yes, Mimi is so right, no one should just start taking aspirin without talking to their doctors. And if you do take any aspirin be sure and let your doctors know. It is important to stop taking it well before any surgical procedures. But it is encouraging to see that this might be helpful for recurrences etc., isn't it?
    Stef
  • e_hope
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    terri805 said:

    Aspirin?
    I have been taking 81mg aspirin daily for the past 4 years after I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and I was diagnosed with DCIS Dec 2009 so I don't know how convinced I am about this unless I once again am in the small percentage that it doesn't apply to like they told me that 85% of calcification's are benign.

    reports are talking about recurrance not initial diagnosis... I posted the report if interested in reading it
  • Alexis F
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    fauxma said:

    I saw this on the news last
    I saw this on the news last night. In addition to this, the genetics gal that I saw back in October had just returned from a seminar and one of the things that was discussed was using aspirin for the prevention of colon cancer. There are studies being done with that also. I think that it was 325 mg that was used. And yes, Mimi is so right, no one should just start taking aspirin without talking to their doctors. And if you do take any aspirin be sure and let your doctors know. It is important to stop taking it well before any surgical procedures. But it is encouraging to see that this might be helpful for recurrences etc., isn't it?
    Stef

    I take one almost every day
    I take one almost every day if I remember. Good news! Thanks for posting it!

    Lex♥
  • MyTurnNow
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    The one thing that is really
    The one thing that is really interesting to me is when I was a kid growing up...50's & 60's....we didn't have anything for pain relief that I can remember except aspirin. I don't think there was Advil or Tylenol, etc. I remember my mother taking an aspirin, crushing it up on a spoon, adding a little sugar and water and giving it to us that way. I wonder if we just don't use enought regular old aspirin nowadays????? Anyone know?
  • ppurdin
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    Aspirin
    That is good news.My heart Dr. had me taking one a day all ready.So I was glad to hear that.
  • DianeBC
    DianeBC Member Posts: 3,881 Member
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    Sher43009 said:

    I saw the same report. I am
    I saw the same report. I am on aspirin as part of my herceptin treatment because I have tingling in my arm. I hope I'm getting the added benefit to keep bc from coming back!
    I also see my oncol. tomorrow (herceptin day) and I'm going to ask him about it.

    Thanks Lorraine for posting
    Thanks Lorraine for posting this. I take one aspirin daily anyway. This is good news!

    Hugs, Diane ♥

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