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Aspirin a 'no brainer' against cancer after screening (BBC)
By Susan Watts
Newsnight science editor, BBC News
A mass-screening programme for 50- to 70-year-olds could cut the risk of stomach bleeds experts have said.
About a third of this group carry the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, which makes stomach bleeds three times more likely - and antibiotics eradicate it.
Professor Jack Cuzick told BBC's Newsnight screening would make the choice to take aspirin to help protect against cancer a "no-brainer".
He said the test is easy to do and eradication only takes five days.
Research has shown taking low-doses of aspirin can cut the risk of cancer.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18853597
