USPSTF Updates Aspirin for Primary Prevention Recommendation

–But many experts think the evidence base is slim at best. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) finalized the update to its guidelines regarding the use of aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer. The USPSTF is now recommending that people between the ages of 50 and 59 who are at increased…

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Women: Don’t Use Aspirin For Routine Prevention Of Heart Attacks, Stroke, And Cancer

Although once widely recommended, aspirin for the prevention of a first heart attack or stroke (primary prevention) has lost favor in recent years, as the large number of bleeding complications appeared to offset the reduction in cardiovascular events. But at the same time evidence has emerged demonstrating the long-term effect of aspirin in preventing colorectal cancer,…

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