Table 3

Association between nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use and breast cancer among 126,124 women, National Institutes of Health–AARP Study


Number of cancers
Person-years
Relative riska
95% confidence interval
P value for trend

NSAID use





     Never
667
124,265
1.00 (referent)

n/a
     Aspirin only
1,085
203,145
0.97
0.88 to 1.07

     Non-aspirin NSAID only
874
157,017
1.01
0.92 to 1.12

     Both
1,781
334,792
0.95
0.87 to 1.04

Aspirin useb





     Never
1,556
284,342
1.00 (referent)

0.08
     <1/week
1,405
265,676
0.95
0.89 to 1.03

     1–6/week
716
133,331
0.95
0.87 to 1.04

     1+/day
774
145,317
0.93
0.85 to 1.01

Non-aspirin NSAID useb





     Never
1,764
329,944
1.00 (referent)

0.58
     <1/week
1,415
262,000
1.00
0.93 to 1.07

     1–6/week
693
126,373
1.02
0.93 to 1.11

     1+/day
585
109,098
0.96
0.87 to 1.05


aAdjusted for age (continuous), race, age at first birth, hormone therapy use, number of breast biopsies, alcohol intake, history of hypertension, and family history of breast cancer in first-degree relative.

bThese models also include terms for frequency of use of opposite NSAID type.

Gierach et al. Breast Cancer Research 2008 10:R38   doi:10.1186/bcr2089