Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer. A Benefit and Harm Analysis.

Aspirin is widely used for prevention of cardiovascular disease. In recent years randomized trials also suggested a preventive effect for various types of cancer. We aimed to assess, in a quantitative way, benefits and harms of aspirin for primary prevention of both cardiovascular disease and cancer...

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Main Authors: Inge Stegeman, Patrick M Bossuyt, Tsung Yu, Cynthia Boyd, Milo A Puhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4494891?pdf=render