Dr. Mercola November 12 2003 2,761 views
Women who take aspirin regularly may be at an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, a particularly deadly form of cancer. Researchers found that taking two or more aspirins a week for 20 years or more increased the women's risk of pancreatic cancer by 58 percent, and women who took 14 tablets or more per week had an 86 percent greater risk. Millions of women take aspirin daily in order to protect against heart disease and to treat aches and pains.
Women in the study who took between six and 13 aspirins a week had a 41 percent higher risk than women who did not use any, compared with an 11 percent greater risk among women who took one to three aspirins a week.
Although pancreatic cancer affects only 31,000 Americans a year, most patients die within three years. The cause behind pancreatic cancer remains unknown, however a previous study found that taking aspirin regularly may cause an inflammation of the pancreas known as pancreatitis, which sometimes leads to pancreatic cancer.
Yahoo News October 27, 2003
Many people are still confused over whether or not a baby aspirin a day will help to prevent heart disease. Well, British traditional experts have abandoned recommending daily aspirin for heart disease prevention, and American medical experts have also disagreed with daily aspirin use for this purpose.
Although many view aspirin as a harmless drug, it obviously causes changes in your body, many of which are yet to be discovered. As is the case with nearly all areas of chronic illness, drugs are not the solution, and it is always best to not use any drug if it isn't absolutely necessary.
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Another simple yet profound thing you can do to prevent heart disease is take fish oil or cod liver oil, which will also reduce your risk of cancer and Alzheimer's disease. This is non-controversial, even in the traditional medical community. I have yet to see any traditional medical opposition to the use of fish oil to prevent heart disease.
Now is the time of year when people living in cooler climates will want to switch from fish oil to cod liver oil. The main difference between cod liver oil and fish oil is that cod liver oil is high in vitamin D. In warm weather months, the more intense sunshine allows your body to produce high and usually sufficient levels of vitamin D without any supplementation necessary. However, in cool weather when intense sun exposure is limited, your body will need more vitamin D, and so I recommend cod liver oil versus fish oil in cool weather months or climates.
I generally recommend that you take cod liver oil from autumn to early spring, and fish oil from late spring through the end of summer. However, those who live in more tropical environments with regular exposure to more intense sun will most likely be fine taking fish oil year round, as your vitamin D intake from the sun will be sufficient. If you aren't sure of what you should take, please have your vitamin D levels tested as it is possible to overdose on vitamin D.
When using fish oil or cod liver oil it is important to obtain a high-quality reputable brand. In my research--and in my clinical experience with my patients--I have found that:
It is likely not the only brand in the world of such high quality, but up to this point it is the only one of such quality that I can recommend, so I now offer the Carlson's fish oil and cod liver oil on Mercola.com; you can also check your local health food store to see if they carry it.
Of course, eating nutritious foods and exercising are also great ways to reduce your risk of heart disease, and you can check out the first link below for some other great tips.
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