It is assumed that one of the most used painkillers - aspirin - will help in the fight against cancer.
In addition to the already numerous numerous unique Aspirin properties that allow using it in the treatment of various pathologies, German scientists propose to study its effectiveness in the treatment of certain forms of oncological diseases, according to the Internet publication for girls and women aged 14 to 35 Pannochka. net The study is the latest in a number of scientific papers devoted to the study of anti-cancer properties of various anti-inflammatory drugs. However, many scientists argue that the work is at the very beginning and requires both further confirmation of the antitumor properties of aspirin, as well as clarification of its effective disinfection for these purposes and possible side effects. The study is conducted in the Netherlands Cancer Institute.
"At this time, there is no need, based on the first results of this study, to start or increase the use of aspirin," says Dr. Keith D Wilkinson (Keith D. Wilkinson, Emory University), which controls the ongoing study.
The basis of this study is the assumption of the effect of various anti-inflammatory drugs, including aspirin, on the correction of a rare genetic disease that leads to a disruption in the proper life cycle of certain cells that make up the structure of the hair follicles and sweat glands, resulting in their cancer degeneration. The main cause of the disease is the pathology of CYLD, a gene responsible for the synthesis of a biological tumor suppressor that prevents cancer cell degeneration.
The use of aspirin appears to be able to compensate for the lack of own onco-suppressors. Although there is no definite evidence that the use of acetylsalicylic acid has a similar effect on tumors of other tissues, some previous studies on the positive effect of aspirin on the prevention of cancer of the gastrointestinal tract, particularly the intestine and pancreas, suggest possible effects aspirin on the development of cancer of other tissues medicus. en.