Why the study?
Does daily aspirin reduce all-cause mortality in apparently healthy older adults?
Does daily aspirin reduce all-cause mortality in apparently healthy older adults?
Daily aspirin in healthy older adults unexpectedly increased all-cause mortality, primarily driven by cancer-related death.
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Aspirin should not be used for primary prevention in healthy older adults; challenges prior assumptions favoring net benefit.
McNeil et al. (2018) studied this question.
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