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		OutOfHere 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ibuprofen: An everyday drug might offer protection... No, because if they had died, they would not have been counted in the study. Heart disease is in general one of the risks.

clickety_clack 4 months ago [–]

That’s exactly my point. They’d be removed from the study before they got the cancer.

OutOfHere 4 months ago | [–]

That doesn't seem to truthfully represent the situation. Some people without cancer do rely on painkillers more than they should, but it is during cancer that many people start taking a lot of painkillers.

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