Q: At what age do you recommend one starts daily aspirin therapy?
A: For typical men (*), the benefits of taking 162 mg of aspirin a day exceed the risks at age 35. For typical women, the benefits exceed the risks at age 40.
*By typical men, we don't mean those who grab the remotes, watch Monday Night Football, and flick through the channels while their wives are talking. Typical men or women refer to those with average family medical histories and average risks of heart attacks, strokes, colon cancer, breast and prostate cancer.
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