NSAIDs, folate, or vitamin B6 might reduce the risk of breast cancer

May 2003

Women are hearing that taking NSAIDs, folate, or vitamin B6 might reduce the risk of breast cancer.

This comes from new analyses of two HUGE studies...the Nurses' Health Study and the Women's Health Initiative.

NSAIDs. Women taking at least 2 tablets/week of an NSAID for 5 years or longer seem to have a 20% lower risk of breast cancer.

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Table of Contents

how to protect against SARS
Cardiology You're going to hear a lot more about "ASA resistance"
Cardiology What do you do when you have a patient getting both an ACE inhibitor AND angiotensin receptor blocker?
Men's Health combining Viagra (sildenafil) with Cardura (doxazosin) and other alpha-blockers
Stroke losartan (Cozaar) to prevent stroke
Seizures Which drugs are most likely to cause seizures
Dermatology Elidel (pimecrolimus), a new cream for eczema
Ophthalmology bisphosphonates causing eye problems
Neurology & Pain Are some NSAIDs safer for patients with kidney disease
Neurology & Pain Pennsaid is the first topical NSAID for knee osteoarthritis
Pediatrics vitamin D supplements for many infants and some children
Hematology & Oncology NSAIDs, folate, or vitamin B6 might reduce the risk of breast cancer
Hematology & Oncology Emend (EE-mend), a new antiemetic for nausea and vomiting caused by chemo
more ways to control West Nile virus
Filling prescriptions for U.S. patients is HUGE and growing