Regular Aspirin Use May Reduce Colorectal Cancer Risk, Study Suggests

The benefit was greatest for people who smoke cigarettes, have higher body mass indexes, or have other lifestyle-related risk factors for the disease.

Boxes of aspirin tablets on a store shelf in Miami on April 12, 2016. Illustration by Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Regular aspirin use may reduce the chance of developing colorectal cancer in individuals who are at a higher risk of developing the cancer.

Published in the JAMA Oncology journal on Aug. 1, a study found that weekly aspirin usage could lower the risk of developing the cancer in individuals who smoked cigarettes, had higher body mass indexes, or other lifestyle-related risk factors for the disease.