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Women who regularly take the painkiller ibuprofen are at a greater risk of developing breast cancer, according to scientists.
The researchers were shocked by study findings showing a small but significantly increased danger because until now a lesser risk was expected as ibuprofen is a non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drug of a type previously thought to suppress the cancer-causing gene Cox-2.
The study followed more than 114,000 women aged 22-85, all free from breast cancer at the start of the trials. During the six-year survey in California, 2,391 of the women contracted breast cancer.
The study report, in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, says, 'We observed a statistically significant increased risk of breast cancer, especially non-localised breast cancer, in long-term daily users of ibuprofen.
Ibuprofen linked to increased breast cancer risk
