{"id":3967,"date":"2026-01-23T15:17:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T15:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/23\/ibuprofen-may-decrease-cancer-risk\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T15:17:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T15:17:29","slug":"ibuprofen-may-decrease-cancer-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/23\/ibuprofen-may-decrease-cancer-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Ibuprofen may decrease cancer risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>2026-01-23 15:17:26<\/b><br \/>\n<BR>Ibuprofen could reduce an individual&#8217;s risk of caner.<BR><br \/>\nThe cheap and widely available painkiller is used reglarly by one in ten people in the UK use the drug regularly, according to a 2023 study of more than 200,000 adults.<BR><br \/>\nIbuprofen belongs to a group of medicines known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs. <BR><br \/>\nScientists have been studying the link between NSAIDs and cancer for decades, dating back to the early 1980s when a related drug was linked to a reduced risk of bowel cancer.<BR><br \/>\nWriting in The Conversation, experts from Kingston University explained that NSAIDs work by blocking enzymes called COX-1 and COX-2. <BR><br \/>\nThis reduces the production of prostaglandins &#8211; chemicals that cause pain and inflammation, but also play a role in cancer growth.<BR><br \/>\nA 2025 study published in the European Medical Journal suggests ibuprofen could cut the risk of endometrial cancer, the most common form of womb cancer. <BR><br \/>\nIn the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) study, which followed more than 42,000 women aged 55 to 74 for 12 years, those taking 30 or more ibuprofen tablets a month had a 25 per cent lower risk of the disease than those who rarely used it. <BR><br \/>\nThe effect was strongest in women with heart disease.<BR><br \/>\nThe researchers said: &#8220;Ibuprofen\u2019s possible cancer-protective effects extend beyond endometrial cancer. Studies suggest it may also reduce risk of bowel, breast, lung, and prostate cancers.&#8221;<BR><br \/>\nBy blocking COX-2, ibuprofen appears to dampen inflammation and interfere with genes that help tumours grow, survive and resist treatment. Some evidence also suggests it may make cancer cells more sensitive to chemotherapy.<BR><br \/>\nBut experts urge caution as  not all studies agree, and long-term NSAID use is linked to side effects including stomach ulcers, internal bleeding, kidney damage and heart problems. <BR><br \/>\nOne study even found worse outcomes for some cancer patients taking aspirin.<BR><br \/>\nFor now, researchers stress that ibuprofen is not a do-it-yourself cancer prevention tool. <BR><br \/>\nInstead, they advise focusing on proven strategies such as maintaining a healthy weight, eating anti-inflammatory foods and staying active.<BR><br \/>\nThe experts concluded: &#8220;Everyday medicines may yet hold surprising promise, but until the science is settled, the safest prescription for cancer prevention remains the oldest one: eat well, move often, and listen to your doctor before reaching for the pill bottle.&#8221;<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Visit Bang Bizarre (main website) <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/xtbac.js\" data-video=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026-01-23 15:17:26 Ibuprofen could reduce an individual&#8217;s risk of caner. The cheap and widely available painkiller is used reglarly by one in ten people in the UK use the drug&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3968,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bizarre"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3967"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3969,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3967\/revisions\/3969"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}