Aspirin was hailed as a wonder-drug in the 1800s when it was first purified – the first anti-inflammatory medication that did not have the severe side effects of steroids.  More recently aspirin’s benefits in stroke and heart attack prevention have been proven.  This week another possible benefit of aspirin has been uncovered. An important study published in The Lancet attempted to find any effect of aspirin on cancer prevention.  I’ve written frequently about the myriad substances that are fal...