Aspirin use in adults : cancer, all-cause mortality, and harms : a systematic evidence review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Aspirin use in adults : cancer, all-cause mortality, and harms : a systematic evidence review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force /

BACKGROUND: Cancer is the second leading cause of death in United States. The net benefit for aspirin (ASA) in cardiovascular disease (CVD) primary prevention is controversial due to increased risks from bleeding alongside relatively modest cardiovascular benefits. Consideration of additional cancer...

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Main Authors: Whitlock, Evelyn P. (Author), Williams, Selvi (Author), Burda, Brittany U. (Author), Feightner, Alisha (Author), Beil, Tracy (Author)
Corporate Author: Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center (Center for Health Research (Kaiser-Permanente Medical Care Program. Northwest Region))
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Rockville, MD : Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, [2015]
Series:Evidence syntheses ; no. 132.
AHRQ publication ; no. 13-05193-EF-1.
Subjects:
Aspirin > therapeutic use.
Aspirin > adverse effects.
Neoplasms > drug therapy.
Neoplasms > epidemiology.
United States.
Systematic Review.
Meta-Analysis.
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK321643/

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