Fifth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services AUTHORS:US Preventive Services Task Force The Affordable Care Act mandates that the US Preventive Services Task Force make an annual report to Congress, and this year’s report calls for a focus on women’s health beyond reproductive health issues. They identified five “high […]
gender research, Policy, prevention, research, USPSTF
Estimates of benefits and harms of prophylactic use of aspirin in the general population In this fascinating study of available data in the Annals of Oncology journal, it was found that 10 years of regular low dose aspirin use was associated with a 7% reduction in the risk of cancer, MI, and stroke among women, […]
Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, heart disease, medication, prevention, stroke
Estimates of benefits and harms of prophylactic useof aspirin in the general population Background: Accumulating evidence supports an effect of aspirin in reducing overall cancer incidence and mortality in the general population. We reviewed current data and assessed the benefits and harms of prophylactic use of aspirin in the general population. Methods: The effect of […]
Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, heart disease, medication, prevention
