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Women prescribed aspirin after a diagnosis of breast cancer had an almost 50% decreased risk of all-cause mortality, and a greater than 50% decreased risk of breast cancer specific mortality after adjusting for age, socioeconomic status, TNM stage, tumour grade, estrogen receptor status, surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, adjuvant endocrine therapy and aspirin use pre-diagnosis. Br J Cancer. 2014 Jul 29;111(3):623-7.    (retrieved Dec, 2014). There are currently 1090 pearls in the database. While every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, mistakes can and do occur. Use databank at your own risk. All pearls © 2024 by the Internet Medical Association. Click Here to view more medical pearls.