Aspirin Can Stop Growth Of Tumor

British scientists are claiming to have found a new benefit from aspirin. Researchers said the painkiller could prevent the growth of tumor and can help fight cancer by reducing the formation of the blood vessels which help the growth of tumor.

In laboratory tests, the scientists from Newcastle, England said their findings show aspirin could restrict the development of the tumor to the size of a pea, and that their research may eventually help to discover new treatments.

The findings of their study is published in the Journal of the Federation of American

Societies for Experimental Biology.

Aspirin, which is also known as "wonder drug," is used as a pain killer and also has anti-inflammatory properties. It is recommended to people because it is believed to reduce the risk of heart attack.

Other studies also suggest that aspirin may also be able to reduce the risk of several kinds of cancer, including breast and bowel cancer, if taken over a long period of time.

The researchers applied varying concentration of aspirin to cells that eventually form blood vessels, called endothelial cells, to determine the possible mechanism behind the preventative effect at the action of the drug on the growth of tumor.

They discovered that at low doses the drug had a "striking" effect on the cells' ability to form blood vessels.

Dr. Helen Arthur, lead author of the paper from the Institute of Human Genetics at the University of Newcastle, said, "Blood vessels feed cancers with oxygen and nutrients, helping them grow.

"Cancer also uses new blood vessels to seed itself around the body, leading to the development of secondary cancers. Aspirin seems to work against tumor formation in several ways, one of which is to restrict the blood supply. Without the oxygen and nutrients supplied by blood, a solid tumor cannot grow to more than the size of

a pea."

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