NEW YORK - Reuters People who take aspirin, ibuprofen and
related painkillers, are less likely to get skin cancer, the
study says. In a new study from Denmark, people who had taken
aspirin, ibuprofen and related painkillers, especially at high
doses and for years at a time, were less likely to get skin
cancer, compared to those who rarely used those medications. The
findings add to growing evidence that long-term use of the
medications, known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or
NSAIDs, may help protect people against skin cancers, including
melanoma, the deadliest type. Still, research has not been
unanimous in that finding: one large 2008 report found no link
between NSAIDs and melanoma. The drugs have also been linked to
an increased risk of kidney cancer and come with known bleeding
risks, so more research is needed to weigh the possible harms
and benefits of the drugs outside of pain relief, researchers
said. But the lead author on the new study said it would make
sense if NSAIDs were tied to skin