Table 1 Estimated impact of daily aspirin on cancer, heart disease and gastrointestinal bleeding (Cuzick et al. [51]).
From: The importance of long-term follow up of participants in clinical trials
Event | Incidence | Mortality |
|---|---|---|
Relative risk | Relative risk | |
Colorectal cancer | 0.65 | 0.60 |
Oesophageal cancer | 0.70 | 0.50 |
Gastric cancer | 0.70 | 0.65 |
Lung cancer | 0.95 | 0.85 |
Prostate cancer | 0.90 | 0.85 |
Breast cancer | 0.90 | 0.95 |
Myocardial infarction | 0.82 | 0.95 |
Stroke | 0.95 | 1.21 |
Major bleeding | 1.54 | - |
GI bleeding | - | 1.60 |
Peptic ulcer | - | 1.60 |
