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Topic: Risk Factors (view all topics)

Tags for topic Risk Factors:

• Age
• Alcohol
• Aspirin/NSAIDs
• Breastfeeding
• Dense Breasts
• Diet
• Environmental Factors
• Exercise
• Family History
• Genetics (including BRCA)
• Hormone Replacement Therapy
• Medical History
• Obesity
• Personal History of Breast Cancer
• Prescription Medications
• Smoking
• Vitamin D

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• Aspirin Seems to Improve Prognosis

  Published on February 16, 2010 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Early-stage: Stage 0 -- DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma in Situ), Early-stage: Stage IA, Early-stage: Stage IB, Early-stage: Stage IIA, Early-stage: Stage IIB, Early-stage: Stage IIIA, and Aspirin/NSAIDs

  Research suggests that premenopausal women who took two or more aspirin each week in the years after a diagnosis of early-stage breast cancer have a better prognosis than women who don't take aspirin.

• No Link Between Anti-Inflammatory Pain Medicines and Lower Risk in Younger Women

  Published on January 26, 2009 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Aspirin/NSAIDs

  Results from the Nurses' Health Study show that regularly taking aspirin, other NSAIDs, or acetaminophen doesn't reduce breast cancer risk in premenopausal women.

• Daily Aspirin May Reduce Risk of Estrogen-Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer

  Published on April 30, 2008 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Aspirin/NSAIDs

  Taking aspirin every day may offer some protection against estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer.

• Link Between Risk, Anti-Inflammatory Medicines Unclear

  Published on March 10, 2008 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Aspirin/NSAIDs

  A review of research results suggests an association between nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) medicines and breast cancer risk.

• Ibuprofen, Aspirin May Reduce Risk

  Published on October 16, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Aspirin/NSAIDs

  Regularly taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicines, such as aspirin and ibuprofen, seems to be associated with a lower risk of breast cancer, but the results are still inconclusive.

• Daily Adult-Strength Aspirin May Lower Risk

  Published on April 18, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Aspirin/NSAIDs

  Taking adult-strength aspirin every day may reduce cancer risk.