A government task force says a daily low-dose aspirin could help certain people in their 50s and 60s prevent a first heart attack or stroke - and they might get some protection against colon cancer at the same time. Elliott Antman, associate dean for clinical and translational research at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is quoted.
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