Aspirin and cancer: the emerging evidence 

The title makes it sound like Aspirin CAUSES cancer. I suggest you rename the talk to "Aspirin and the Prevention of Cancer: The Emerging Evidence."

By the time my endometrial sarcoma was diagnosed, it had reached stage 4B, the very final stage. Prognosis was 15% survival in 3 years' time, 7% without chemo and radiation. I opted for a hysterectomy and a lung lobectomy, where a nearly 2 cm encapsulated tumor was found, but no chemo or radiotherapy. Prior to this, I had been taking a daily dose of 100 mg of aspirin for years. Even though cancer cells had migrated to the lung, apparently the immune system noticed it and encapsulated it to protect the lung. According to Professor Elwood, the aspirin would have been responsible for enhancing the immune system's recognition of the interloper. No cancer was found in any of the nearby organs. I also started taking fenbendazole after getting the diagnosis in early April. A months later when I went into hospital for the hysterectomy the surgeon found no cancer in the lymph system or anywhere else. In July a PET scan was performed before the lung lobectomy - again no cancer activities were found. It's now a year on and the last CT scan showed that I continue to be cancer free.

My dad had heart problems had heart bypass surgery. His doctor recommended aspirin. He took it after surgery for 25 years. He lived a good life till he passed at 96

True scientist following the evidence and not the money. Thank you.

To everyone reading this, I sincerely pray for that whatever is causing you pain or stress will pass. May your negative thoughts, excessive worries and doubts disappear, replaced by clarity and understanding. May your life be filled with peace, tranquility and love

For the benefit of those who may not wish to spend an hour watching this video. The research indicates that aspirin can reduce the incidence or severity of cancer. You should watch the entire video for full details. however, I was confused by the title as were many other People.

I'd read about this a long time ago. I've taken thousands of aspirin for arthritis. I'm now 76 and honestly believe aspirin has helped me live this long.

I so thank this man for stating the fact that the public should have a voice in their own medical interventions. Bless him.

I have been using willow bark as a pain killer for years now, and as many people know, Aspirin is a synthesised form of salicylic acid found in the inner bark of willow trees. I get my willow bark from a neighbour’s tree, which is cut back regularly. If you cut the willow in the spring as the sap is rising, it is very easy to peel and separate the inner and outer bark, which is then dried on the doorstep. To use it I chop a strip of dried bark, one or two teaspoons worth, and steep in boiled water for about 15 minutes. You get a pinkish liquid which is tolerably bitter. I have encouraged several friends who are on high doses of pain killers to do their own research, and if they are happy to try it, to give it a go. I have had great feedback of people coming off, or greatly reducing their intake of strong pain killers, which they have been on for years. I wonder if the bark contains something else which works in tandem with the active salicylic acid to amplify it’s effect over that of the synthesised version? I also use it to improve rooting for cuttings from the garden.

I have taken baby aspirin for 20 years. 100 mg. Although I have minor health issues, apirin has been a helper in my case. I was saved by aspirin when I was 2 weeks old. I am now over 70. So, I will swear by aspirin.

Summarized for quick navigation: 00:01 🎙️ Introduction to Professor Peter Elwood - Professor Peter Elwood's background and qualifications, - Overview of his extensive research spanning over 50 years, particularly in disease prevention. 02:26 📚 Initiating Aspirin Research and Early Trials - Formation of the Kefili cohort study in 1979, - Initial randomized controlled trial on aspirin in the secondary prevention of myocardial infarction, - Recognition of the simplicity of aspirin's molecular structure and its historical roots in herbal medicine. 08:41 🌿 Entry into Aspirin and Cancer Research - Overview of Professor Elwood's transition into aspirin and cancer research in 2009, - Reference to the Lancet review on aspirin, salicylates, and cancer, - Establishment of the groundwork for subsequent studies on aspirin and cancer. 09:23 🩸 Safety of Aspirin: Stomach Bleed Analysis - Comprehensive analysis of a systematic literature search on stomach bleeds attributed to aspirin, - Focus on the severity of bleeds, particularly fatal ones, - Clarification of the misconception regarding fatal bleeds linked to aspirin. 13:19 ⚖️ Risk-Benefit Analysis of Aspirin - Discussion of risk-benefit balance concerning stomach bleeds and reduction in cancer deaths, - Emphasis on the trivial nature of most stomach bleeds and the rarity of serious or fatal bleeds, - Clarification of the misleading claims about aspirin causing fatal bleeds. 23:23 🔬 Aspirin's Biological Mechanisms and Clinical Outcomes - Overview of the recent publication on biological mechanisms and clinical outcomes of aspirin, - Highlighting the harmony between aspirin's effects on biological mechanisms and clinical outcomes, - Specific mention of the role of aspirin in enhancing DNA repair mechanisms. 27:23 💊 Aspirin as Additional Cancer Treatment: Observational Studies - Explanation of the limitations of observational studies in assessing aspirin's impact on cancer patients, - Reference to the extensive literature search covering around a million patients with cancer, - Acknowledgment of the complexity and variability in measures of mortality used across studies. 29:21 📊 Overview of Cancer Mortality Studies - Analysis of 118 published observational reports on cancer mortality. - Focus on all-cause mortality using Hazard ratio and odds ratio. - Bottom-line results for colon cancer show a 26% reduction in mortality. 30:44 🔄 Evidence Across Different Cancers - Inclusion of 36 reports on less common cancers with a 20% reduction in mortality. - Validation of the approach to study all cancers, not just common ones. - Duration of additional survival varies across cancers, emphasizing individualized considerations. 35:24 📉 Modeling Approach to Survival Prediction - Liverpool group's predictive equation suggests a 5-year increase in colon cancer survival with aspirin. - Acknowledgment of skepticism towards modeling studies. - Importance of considering modeling results in the context of other evidence. 37:12 🔍 Challenges of Observational Studies and Randomized Control Trials - Limitations of observational studies: differences in patient characteristics. - Randomized control trials' difficulty due to the lack of commercial interest in aspirin. - Highlighting low compliance with aspirin, especially in long-term studies. 40:51 ⚖️ Randomized Trial Results and Subgroup Challenges - Overview of Rothwell's long-term follow-up studies suggesting lower cancer deaths with aspirin. - Mention of the recent trial on advanced breast cancer with a 27% increase in relapses. - Caution on interpreting subgroup results, emphasizing the need for comprehensive evaluation. 42:43 🌐 Summary and Ethical Considerations - Safety of aspirin established beyond a reasonable doubt. - Lack of definitive proof on effectiveness but promising biological mechanisms. - Ethical duty to inform the public about evidence, considering the legal and ethical framework. 46:08 🌍 Public Involvement and Global Impact - Advocacy for public involvement in health decisions. - Reference to a citizen's jury supporting patient involvement. - Potential global impact of promoting aspirin for cancer prevention. 49:12 📚 References to Publications - Three key publications summarizing safety, clinical evidence, and biological mechanisms. - Emphasis on open-access journals for accessibility. - Encouragement for further exploration and understanding of the presented evidence. Thanks all!

I took aspirin regularly in the belief it reduced risk of heart problems. One day, on a walk, I found I could not keep up with an 88 year old woman and I was out of breath. My doctor immediately sent me to a cardiologist and for a blood test. Next morning, she phoned me and said "Cancel the cardiologist - you have extremely severe anaemia'. A colonoscopy and other examinations of the digestive system (including swallowing a TV camera pill) revealed nothing. I stopped taking aspirin and my hemoglobin level returned to normal. So taking aspirin is not entirely risk free.

So wonderful that I can listen to current medical lectures without having to travel. This is very much appreciated.

I have been taking 100mg a day for 20 tears now. An old doctor put me onto it when i was in my 40s as a blood thinner to help prevent hereditory heart attacks and aneurysm. So far so good.

My folks died of old age 15 years ago. They took low-dose aspirin daily for 20+ years and were never sick. They were physically and mentally active. They danced and laughed. Their attitude was amazing!!! They both survived the Great Depression as orphans, The Dust Bowl, WW2, and came out on top. Wish I'd never gone to a doctor.

This is fascinating. This team should be proud of their work. Over and over again, we hear the truth, which is that no money is going to support legitimate studies into any substance that does not have some kind of patent that somebody can get. That;s just the way things are in this world. Thank goodness for folks like these, who look into things that can help people regardless of mow much someone can make on it.

👏👏👏👏👏 My Wife of 44 years was diagnosed with cervical cancer several years ago, the breast cancer after first treatment, then bone cancer. She lost her mother to pancreatic cancer, and this had me worried. We really don’t talk much about it these days, but are willing to share our fears on occasions. With my Melanoma, well I had a heart attack some time ago and while in the CCU getting stabilised prior to surgery, a care giver noticed my back. Well, he glared at me and we talked, next was the surgeon and then my heart surgeon. My wife was 200 miles away and caring for 4 of our grandkids. I didn’t tell her for a while, and boy oh boy, did I cop it a week later when I told her, in recovery after OHS. But it wasn’t the type of news you give the love of your life over the phone. Anyway, after 3 ops they were very happy withe the results, lost a lot of my back, but we are together looking after our grandchildren, nothing else matters. And yes, I do take my aspirin everyday. Thank you for this presentation, I found it extremely well presented, thank you all for your work.

I noticed in the comments, some people question why 81mg for a low dose Aspirin? Why not 80mg or 75mg? Whenever you take a low dose Aspirin, you are linking back to the Middle Ages, and the world of apothecaries. Early medicinal dosage used the apothecary system, based on the weight of a grain of barleycorn, the therefore the units of measurement was grains. By the late 1800’s, the metric system of measurement was firmly established for medicinal dosage, however, the apothecary units were still used by many pharmacists for the next 100 years. For Aspirin, the normal adult dose was 5 grains (gr) which equals 325mg. In the apothecary system, it was common to use a ¼ dose for babies; 1.25 gr, which equals 81mg. Now you know.

I have taken aspirin regularly despite doctors getting mad about it but it's been the only thing that has helped certain health issues that other medications did not work on. So glad aspirin is now getting the thumbs up.

When I boxed amateur, the number one pain medication was crushed aspirin mixed with rubbing alcohol an rubbed on the area that was hurt/brused. In 2-3 minutes the pain was gone an you felt great.

Very interesting cause my mom who smoked did get lung cancer. Late in life the cancer was detected but she refused treatment. She lived on till 92. She lived at home and I helped out and she finally got ill for a couple months before passing. I'd say aspirin did a good thing for her

Glad to hear you are cancer free. Many years ago, I read a story of a gentleman in his late 67 whom at the time stage 4 rare form of lung cancer and took fenbendazole. I believe he’s still alive today. I had shared his experiences to many people but they didn’t want to take “dog deworm med” so those people are no longer with us today. For me, I don’t take med unless there is no treatment thru holistic. There seemed to be more people in the US and the whole world are dead due to cancer. I believe our food and water is the caused.

When I was young, my father passed on a bit of wisdom. Years earlier (before I was born), his doctor told him, very directly, "Take an aspirin a day, and you won't die of a heart attack." That was a remarkably strong statement. It made an impression on him, and made an impression on me, too. In my 40's, I began taking daily low dose aspirin, and I attribute it to reduction of harm in several areas of health in my own life. As noted in the presentation, these are observational studies, and anyone can be on the wrong side of the risk/benefit equation for reasons not even considered yet. But given the trivial cost and the many known benefits, I treat aspirin as more of a "likely helps" nutritional supplement (given its origin as a derivative of salicylic acid found in plants) rather than a pharmaceutical product.

If I'm going to take an OTC analgesic it's going to be aspirin. Ibuprofen in any quantity messes up my memory recall and paracetamol makes me feel like I've been kicked in the liver. In fact I'd like to see a study doing an analysis to see if there is any link between ibuprofen use and cognitive impairment. True story. I had a shoulder injury and the recommendation was to take ibuprofen to ease the pain. After a couple of days of this my thinking got really foggy. Information which I knew was in my head just would not recall on demand. I stopped the ibuprofen and the head cleared. Upon returning to the doctor I said I'd given up on the ibuprofen. The doctor's response was, "Yes I know what you mean. It really messes with my head when I take it." One wonders if lasting use might contribute to a longer term decline. The economics don't favor such an investigation though. One of the reasons why the drug companies aren't interested in aspirin is there is almost no way to monetize it to any great extent. Wouldn't do to have the rug pulled from under a cash cow like ibuprofen.

I'm 60 and have been taking low dose aspirin for about 5 years...because death by heart attack and stroke run high on both sides of my family....My mother, father, maternal grandfather, maternal aunt and uncle, paternal uncle...all had stroke and /or heart attack. Just recently my new GP (my other retired) was looking at my file on the computer and he asked "Are you still taking the low dose aspirin daily"? I said yes. He immediately said, "Oh no, no, no....stop...don't continue with this. It doesn't protect you from heart attack or stroke instead it just damages your stomach". I didn't listen.

Been given up for dead 2 times, in 89 and 98. Both times I walked away from the doctors, told no one of my dire prognosis, divorced the 1st miserable mean husband, got happy and only when the daughter ran away from home at 17 did I worry myself into a 9 pound cyst. The lady reading my stomach w. a sonogram cried and I told her it would be alright, "it is a worry cyst"...sure enough it was. People, avoid doctors, medicines and negativity, eat that apple everyday and you will be amazed how free of illness you will be. I do believe in natural herbs and supplements. FYI...I am retired from 10 years in State community health and 10 years Federal/State Department of Health. Don't believe a word they say.

Thank you for making this lecture available to all.

Thank you for putting out such interesting study and trial. Professor Peter Elwood you are not only top of your profession, you are also a rare and amazing human being caring for and giving a voice to patients!

It’s nice to hear someone who seems so open-minded and thorough in following the evidence wherever it might lead.

Dr. Elwood presents a compelling argument on the benefits of Aspirin and Cancer. A thorough and robust review of the topic.

You know this man is an advert for aspirin. 90 plus and still going. X

Such an amazing research doctor. A gift to the world

Excellent work sir, long may you continue

I have an almost 80 yr history of aspirin taking & have always had a sense of well-being associated with it. But I always chew it rather than swallow whole to avoid stomach problems. I rather enjoy the taste of it, as it’s always associated with feeling better. This is new to me..that it could actually prevent or cure cancer. I wouldn’t doubt it, given its amazing properties.

Amazing lecture! Thank you for sharing.

I had an old doctor in 2009 who told me to take a Bayer 81mg aspirin every day. It's also known as "baby aspirin". I've been doing as he said and haven't had any issues with it at all. Now I'm glad he told me to do that.

I think it best to take Aspirin Protect, an enteric coated form, which dissolves in the intestine and does not harm the stomach or cause bleeding , I believe.

Start watching at 22:00 if you’re already familiar with aspirin and stomach bleeding. Thanks for the video!

MY STORY - 3 of 4 grandparents died of cancer. My father died of cancer. All 3 of my siblings got cancer. 1 of them twice. No issues for me. I've been taking a low-dose aspirin every day for over 20 years now. What do you think?

I have been taking the low dose aspirin since my bypass surgery, and have been living much better, including walking one to five miles almost every day.

I took aspirin for many years, to help me deal with atypical facial pain. I followed the instructions on the label, as to the maximum daily dose, however with the permission of my MD, I took some every day. Did this from 1967 to around 1999, a bit more than 30 years, at which point I developed stomach ulcers. No hemmoraging, but multiple ulcers in my stomach and duodenum, which made it impossible for me to hold down any food at all. Even water came back up. After 2 weeks of not eating my physician finally discovered the ulcers with a gastric endoscopy. I was advised to stop taking aspirin, and had to take omeprazole for several years, in order to be able to eat and hold down food. So - I did not have a life threatening bleed in terms of the amount of blood loss, aspirin was causing a serious problem nonetheless - being unable to eat.

Thank you ALL for this demo of the power of science AND humanity dedicated to a purpose. Cardiff and Newcastle may have great soccer teams, but their research teams change the world.

Spectacular example of a genuine doctor of vast experience ethics and morality, doing what he can to help and inform and heal. THANK YOU for this increasingly rare example of ethical balanced honest presentation of medical information NOT CENSORED. Peter Elwood is a hero and role model to the medical field 👏 👏👏

Thank all of you for your dedication in helping so many that are facing cancer, I am taking aspirin now,Under dr care with 1 of many other conditions ,I also have hart conditions also ,and d and b12 b6 also Prayer

In 1966 my grandma, who was 59, had a heart attack. The doctor told her she needed a triple bypass. She told him no. So he gave her a little white pill called Nitroglyserin and she would take that under her tongue whenever she had pain or pressure. It would work very quickly. She never had another heart attack and lived to be 94. It's funny that I've never heard of anyone else using the Nitroglyserin pills. I guess it just wouldn't give the Doctors enough money if they prescribed it instead of bypasses.

Extremely interesting. Thank you very much.

THANK YOU PROFESSOR ELWOOD, FOR YOUR RESEARCH, AND FOR DEFENDING PATIENT'S RIGHTS.

I don’t totally believe in chance in this world. I have been thinking about whether or not to take Aspirin, although I have done more recently, and up popped this great video! It’s not mere chance that my question has been answered. I wondered and inwardly asked for guidance and here it is! I am grateful to the wonderful gentleman and all who have dedicated decades to this research, and now I am comfortable in my choice to take Aspirin daily. Thank you for sharing this information ❤

I wonder if topical asprin might provide a better mix, because it avoids a liver "first pass". As asprin is "mildly" liver antagonistic, and liver health affects people in about a million ways... topical might provide a more cleanly beneficial result. Not to mention being easier on the stomach. Acetylsalicylic acid is a small enough molecule to pass through skin fairly easily. 'Aspri-cream' or an asprin-based body wash or dandruff shampoo are easy ways to go about it.

Aspirin is harder to access in the UK nowadays. Generic aspirin used to be available cheaply in supermarkets alongside generic paracetemol. In my pharmacy I was discouraged from obtaining it too on the grounds it was ineffective as a pain killer. They were however able to supply an expensive branded aspirin from behind the counter at a greatly inflated price compared to the price once available in supermarkets relative to the price of generic paracetemol. Interestingly I was not asked if was on blood thinners before purchasing the aspirin, the willingness to pay the high price was good enough for them.

I am happy for this presentation. It is a big pity that such a big work is presented with help of power points that on youtube is almost impossible to read. The GOOD THING about this is that I can follow the text in transcription... seen in the description. Thank you. 😊

My father had heavy blood in his urine for almost 2 years. Doctor's didn't want to do a procedure on him because of his age, 97 yrs. A urologist did a small procedure but not a full procedure because of his age. The specialist said he didn't see any cancer. The bleeding continued and doctors did nothing. I have lost my trust in doctors who don't follow thru. My father died 2 weeks ago.😡

Just what the heck are ingredients such as FD&C yellow#10 and #6 aluminum lake and propylene glycol doing in Bayer Low Dose aspirin? They are not listed on Bayer 325mg bottles.

As someone who took low grade aspirin for more than 20 yrs, I can attest to the fact that when I was diagnosed with stage 2 bowel cancer, there was absolutely no metastasis to the lymph nodes despite tumor penetration well into the abdominal cavity. My doctor said that my aspirin regime was quite possibly the reason it had not spread.

Thanks for the lecture. This is important for so many people.

This video is still going on RU-vid. Thank you for this lecture. Now how do we promote more evaluations/studies? Joe from Canada.

What an amazing talk ,brilliant doctor and info.

Thank you sir for your hard work and brilliance you are a Godsend

Willow bark natural aspirin, the bark of several varieties of willow tree, has been used for centuries as a pain reliever. The active ingredient in the medicine made from willow bark is called salicin. Some people use willow bark as an alternative to aspirin, particularly those that experience chronic headaches or back pain. Willow bark is also used in some products to aid weight loss. It comes from the branches of 2- to 3-year-old willow trees. Willow trees and shrubs grow all over the world, except for Australia and Antarctica. The white willow and black willow are two of the most common willows that are used medicinally. Side effects When taken in moderation, willow bark does not appear to have negative side effects. The salicin in willow bark converts to salicylic acid. Some believe that this makes it gentler on your stomach than lab-created aspirin. Too much willow bark, however, can cause stomach cramping and bleeding.

I am 80 years old and consider myself fit for my age. About 30 years ago I suffered very high blood pressure. After the Doctors brought it under control with drugs. A senior doctor in the hospital told me to take a 100mg of Aspirin daily. He said in his opinion it was was a simple miracle medicine that the medical fraternity didn’t yet now what benefits it may have and still hadn’t come to terms that it may be the drug of the future ,

Excellent news Cardiff University! 👏

EXCELLENT. Thank you for being one of the only doctors to make any mention at all of helicobacter

Thank you for posting this lecture.

When I accompanied a relative at a heart clinic about 28 years ago, the pharmacist at the hospital was giving a talk to the group. She said she strongly encouraged all the male relatives in her family after the age of 40 to take a mini aspirin..but only every other day. And not to talk ibuprofen for pain if they did this..apparently if you take ibuprofen it greatly reduces the effect of the ibuprofen protocol.

This has a lot more potential if chapters are introduced in the lecture!

My mother died young from breast cancer leading me to research and research about prevention. I learned of this association about 30 years ago. I’m glad I’m still hearing about it because pharmaceutical companies will not want this information publicized since there is no money in aspirin.

Prof Elwood sounds exactly like my grandmother from Kildare. I was surprised at the Peter when I enlarged. Great informative talk, thank you.

Bless you for this informative talk.

Thank you for posting this presentation. It's funny how the German company Bayer lost its patent on aspirin in the USA after WW1 as part of the peace treaty but not the rest of the world. Very hard to buy it overseas in some places, not like the USA where you can buy it at a petrol station.

What a wonderful lecture. Thank you so much.

Thank you for this. No wonder my primary wanted me to stop taking 81 mg of aspirin, which I take daily. I refused because I know that I had two petit mal strokes that were immediately countered by aspirin. I have not had any since. Moreover, I have arteries that are clogged and I believe aspirin has kept me from having a heart attack or stroke. Now I believe that the main evidence for my primary's concern about aspirin was most probably based on what you just said about the pharmaceuticals with their ever growing need for profits, wanting to get this business. They have already tried and killed so many people, with their innovations and products to substitute for aspirin. I will never listen to anything they say. Moreover, the only good thing about the Covid fiasco, I think, is that it is now proven what frauds big pharma has become.

I'd be far more concerned with the dangers of daily carbohydrate consumption.

I had been thinking lately about how aspirin is rarely recommended any longer. I figured it had something to do with pharma profits. (Like it did something good for people.) Looks like that is the case.

Thank you very much for one of the best presentations in the subject of any medicinal matter for the past few years. A true attention to the vital benefit of scientific methodology should serve as a great example to future generations of researchers in all fields.

Wow that is a fabulous testimony I am so happy for you!!!

My grandmother lived

Aspirin was part of the Gerson Cancer therapy developed in the 40s and 50s. The grandfather of carrot and other fresh juices also. Niacin, B12 also used. No other B vitamins. No sodium, fat except flaxseed oil. However I also remember reading about women using aspirin daily increased risk of pancreatic cancer I think it was. And there is a book Selenium and Cancer where they recommend selenium being added to water supply, it is so beneficial! From 80s.

This is a very welcome presentation. I wonder how many people who have posted comments on here have actually bothered to listen all the way through! Professor Elwood presented a very balanced view acknowledging the reported concerns that have been disseminated about the negatives of taking aspirin and largely debunks them. As Professor Elwood stated there are a plethora of spurious posts on RU-vid with many of the posters claiming to be medically qualified and those that do have genuine medical credentials seem to have some kind of an agenda in promoting their misrepresentation (hello ‘Dr John Campbell’). I wouldn’t want to agree to censorship (within reason - i.e. outright slander or promotion of violence etc) but I do think there needs to be some kind of requirement to provide citation. The ‘my uncle told me about a friend of his who knows someone who had overheard someone on the bus who was talking about an article they had seen ….’ simply will not do. One hopes that most of us are sensible enough and don’t take ‘urban myths’, rumours, ‘Chinese whispers’, gossip etc seriously. Unfortunately, so many of the comments I see here and just about every other post on whatever subject suggests otherwise!! Nevertheless, they do stick and play into all of our fears and this is a very serious matter if it means that potentially beneficial treatments are rejected.

An informative and valuable study and analysis, in a field increasingly filled with noise of dubious merit. I will happily continue to take my 81mg/day😊

In relation to the second recent breast cancer trial that was halted due to relapses. Professor Angus Dalgleish has put forward the probability, based upon his clinical observations, that there has been a marked increase in relapses in former cancer sufferers that were vaccinated. It would be very interesting to know if there was any link in this study, but we'll never know.

What dosage?

Thank you for your work and research...

"Clarification of the misconception regarding fatal bleeds linked to aspirin." When I was 25, I nearly died from one aspirin taken on an empty stomach. The doctor told me that aspirin was the leading cause of OTC drug related hospitalizations and that, if it were new, the FDA wouldn't approve it for OTC use. Now I've got one doctor telling me to stop taking ibuprofen, because I have stomach erosions and another doctor telling me to take aspirin daily to lower my risk of heart attacks. ::SMH::

It is no wonder that aspirin use is reducing - it is almost impossible to get in the UK. I used to buy bottles of 100, but now I can only buy small amounts from a pharmacy, and then ONLY when a pharmacist has okayed it, asking "have they been recommended by your GP?"

Make me proud because one of my ancestors was one of those who developed Aspirin.

In the evaluation of medical studies, I would suggest that "balance of evidence" or "balance of probabilities" is a better decision standard than "beyond a reasonable doubt".

Thank you very much for this lecture

One of the precious few who remembers the sacred hippocratic oath. This is an old school docter...

Professor Elwood, after all your research what type of aspirin dose would you recommend. (I have prostate cancer recurrence after a prostatectomy.)

Love this guy. Was there any discussion on an appropriate dose? Any work on a dose response curve available?

I have been found to be a Lynch Syndrome carrier. Both My grandfather and my daughter had advanced colon cancer by age 32. He died. She has survived via 3 surgeries. I have taken 325 mg aspirin for >40 years following a hospital stint for DVT out of fear of developing another blood clot. Never had any cancer diagnosis so far, although cancer stalks my family

My mother took asprin and got a bleeding ulcer. She almost died but treated herself by eating an Aloe plant 🪴 Her doctor told her never to take asprin again. She lived to be 90 years old!

What an amazing gentleman and a life well lived, Can't think of anyone who deserves to be honoured for a life's work more, Thank you so very much for your amazing devotion to science, Hoping that maybe artificial intelligence can help in uncovering some of this information that is being ignored if not hidden by big pharmacy.

This is amazing thank you for sharing this!

I took a lot of Aspirin for headaches for much of my adult life. Sometimes way way more than recommended. Just didn’t want to risk taking stronger pain killers and ibuprofen and acetaminophen made me feel terrible. I did worry that this high use of Aspirin might cause a bigger health problem later on in life. Liver damage maybe. 🤷‍♀️Now later on in life as a senior it doesn’t seem to have caused a problem and I no longer have the headaches either.

READ the added ingredients on the ASA (aspirin) bottles...petrol products...

I could not control my blood sugars until I took an aspirin with my diabetes medication and my blood sugars went to normal.

Dont you hate when people show up late and disturb a speaker? Never be later than 5 minutes early.

I have witnessed the good in aspirin. My son was eventually diagnosed with an aneurysm in his coronary when he was four years old. To young for operation so a regiment of 1200mlg of aspirin a day. After six months no aneurysm. He is now 29 yrs old no reaccurance but he does have digestive problems

As a cancer patient colon and liver. I'm going to take aspirin