Aspirin tied to lower melanoma risk

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Older women who regularly took aspirin – but not similar anti-inflammatory drugs – had a lower-than-average risk of developing the most dangerous form of skin cancer in a new study. The findings are based on 12 years of data from the large, long-term Women’s Health Initiative study and account for how much time study participants spent in the sun and whether they typically used sunscreen. But they do not mean all women should start taking aspirin to ward off skin cancer, according to the report’s lead author. “This study… …