
Common pain medication could reduce cancer spread, study finds
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Taking a common over-the-counter pain reliever could help keep certain cancers from spreading, a new study finds. The lead researcher and a cancer doctor discuss the findings.
The findings were published in the journal Nature on March 5. "Aspirin, or other drugs that could target this pathway, have the potential to be less expensive than antibody-based therapies." "Patients interested in aspirin therapy should discuss it with their oncologist or family practitioner, who can evaluate the potential benefits against the risks." Melissa Rudy is senior health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to melissa.rudy@fox.com.
In mouse models, scientists discovered that a certain protein called ARHGEF1 suppresses T-cells, which are immune cells that can pinpoint and attack individual cancer cells that break away from original tumors, according to a press release.