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This is a great news that we all should know. I read this from msnbc today and thought of sharing it with you all because I know you would want to know too! It's a break through and it should help many people who is at risk of colon cancer.

A low dose of aspirin may reduce colon cancer cases by a quarter and deaths by a third, a new study found. But experts say aspirin's side effects of bleeding and stomach problems are too worrying for people who aren't at high risk of the disease to start taking the drug for that reason alone.

The study's conclusion that even low doses of aspirin can reduce colon cancer suggests the drug is inching its way toward being used for cancer prevention, though people should not start taking aspirin daily without consulting their doctor.

"Anyone with any risk factors such as a family history (of colon cancer) or a previous polyp should definitely take aspirin," said Peter Rothwell, a professor at the University of Oxford and one of the paper's authors. The finding also "tips the balance" for anyone considering aspirin to prevent heart attacks and strokes, he said.