Excessive promotion of aspirin has long held , that makes a lot of votes as a panacea to ward off heart disease , stroke , and even cancer.
For those at high risk for heart disease and stroke , taking aspirin every day can help . Because the nature of aspirin thin the blood , thus reducing the risk of blood clot and clog blood vessels , which can lead to heart attack and stroke . Even otherwise also can reduce the risk of certain cancers .
Review by a team at Warwick Medical School of the evidence produced NHS National Institute for Health Research shows that aspirin consumption has a negative side as well , which can cause bleeding in the brain and stomach .
Therefore , a healthy person should not use aspirin as a routine measure to prevent disease . Difficult blood clot after taking aspirin , could be a problem for people who are not at high risk of stroke and heart disease .
Prof . Aileen Clarke , the review leader told the BBC , "Previous to the age of 50 years are encouraged to take aspirin to lower the risk of cancer . Actually, there has been no final research about it , it must be careful " .
Amy Thompson , senior cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation states , " Aspirin is important for heart disease patients , but for people who are not heart disease risk may be greater than the benefits .
Further research on who should take aspirin , is still ongoing .
