Low-dose aspirin is not an alternative to any other treatment. Patients with cancer should however raise the topic of aspirin with their healthcare team and enquire whether or not low-dose aspirin is likely to be helpful to them.

Aspirin could help to improve the treatment of Cancer

Aspirin is a well known medicine that is easily available and inexpensive. In cancer aspirin has been shown to have three beneficial effects: - It delays the spread of cancer to other parts of the body - It reduces the risk of vascular complications of cancer - It appears to prolong the survival of patients with cancer.