Aspirin intake may stop growth of vestibular schwannomas/acoustic neuromas

(Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary) Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Massachusetts General Hospital have demonstrated, for the first time, that aspirin intake correlates with halted growth of vestibular schwannomas (also known as acoustic neuromas), a sometimes lethal intracranial tumor that typically causes hearing loss and tinnitus.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-01/meae-ai012314.php

Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - January 24, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news