for instance, to treat arthritis pain -- had a 65 percent lower risk of developing oral cancer than smokers who did not take the analgesics. This was about the same effect as quitting smoking had, Sudbo told a news conference. In his study of 9,241 smokers, 454 people or 5 percent developed cancer. Acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol, a non-NSAID pain reliever, had no effect on cancer risk. And in a third study done in animals, combining a statin cholesterol-lowering drug with Celebrex worked better than using either drug alone to prevent colon cancer. Bandaru Reddy and colleagues of Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey tested rats bred to develop colon cancer. --More 2329 Local Time 2029 GMT
