London: People who take aspirin or ibuprofen regularly are less likely to develop skin cancer, a new study has found.
Though there are many side effects attributed to these painkillers, many researchers say they reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, rheumatoid arthritis, breast cancer and even Parkinson’s disease.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can protect against even the most deadly skin cancers, experts now say.
According to ANI, lead researcher Sigrun Alba Johannesdottir, of Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark, said that he hoped the study would inspire more research.
“Given the high skin cancer incidence and the widespread use of NSAIDs, a preventive effect of these agents may have important health implications,” the Daily Express quoted him as saying.
The study examined the effects of NSAIDs on skin cancer, which takes the life of 2,749 people in Britain each year.
The study looked at the three major types of skin cancer – basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and the most deadly, malignant melanoma.
Medical records and prescription data were analysed in Denmark from 1991 to 2009 of several thousand patients with one of the three types and compared them with people who were healthy and not suffering with any disease.
People who had more than two prescriptions for the drugs had a 15 percent decreased risk for developing squamous cell carcinoma and a 13 percent decreased risk for developing malignant melanoma.
“There is mounting evidence that aspirin does reduce the risk of some cancers, but it’s too soon to say if this includes skin cancer. Aspirin can have serious side effects – so it’s important to talk to a doctor if you’re thinking of taking it regularly,” Hazel Nunn, of Cancer Research UK, said.
The study was published online in the journal CANCER.
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