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LONDON, Jul 10, 2006 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Women who take acetaminophen regularly may be less likely to develop ovarian cancer, an article in a British medical journal reports.
The July issue of the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology reports on researchers at the University of Athens who analyzed the data from eight studies looking for a possible link between reduced ovarian cancer risk and the use of acetaminophen, WebMD says.
According to the researchers, the studies they looked at were done from 1998-2004 in the United States, Denmark and the United Kingdom.
Varying widely in design and size, none of the studies directly tested acetaminophen to prevent ovarian cancer but were instead observational.
They found that, regardless of age, women who regularly used acetaminophen were 30 percent less likely to have ovarian cancer than those who didn't use it.
Since the studies varied so widely, the researchers aren't drawing firm conclusions or offering advice, especially since long-term use of acetaminophen may raise the risk of liver and kidney problems.
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