Taking aspirin can cut brain tumour risk

People with a genetic brain tumour link could reduce their risk of developing the condition by taking aspirin every day.

This is according to the results of a 10-year scientific study, which show that regular doses of aspirin reduce the risk of people with a particular genetic predisposition to brain tumours developing the disease.

The study involved people with Lynch syndrome, a genetic abnormality that predisposes carriers to developing brain tumours and other types of cancer. The condition affects at least one in 1,000 people.

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