Aspirin is often touted as the wonder drug of the 20th century. Famous for its versatility—easing aches and pains, reducing fever and inflammation, preventing heart attacks and stroke—experts have ...

Q. I’m 76 years old, and I’ve taken an aspirin every day since I was 28 because of arthritis. Although cancer runs in my family on both sides, I’ve never had cancer of any sort. My dad died of ...

A daily aspirin that might help prevent cancer when started at 50 appears to offer no protection when begun at 70, and may even increase the risk of cancer death, according to a major study that ...