According to three new studies, a low dose of aspirin daily could significantly reduce the risk of cancer and can even treat the disease.

The three new studies published by The Lancet comes on top of increasing evidence that the medicine includes anti-cancer effects and can be used to fight the disease.

Aspirin has been found to raise the risk of internal bleeding and stomach ulcers, as well as certain kinds of stroke. According to the experts the risk is worth for people at high risk of contracting the virus.

Prof Peter Rothwell, from Oxford University who conducted the latest study has already conducted research and found that the medicine can reduce risk of certain cancers, particularly bowel cancer.

An earlier sudy had suggested that two pills a day could reduce the long-term risk of bowel cancer with a family history of the disease by 60%. The research had also found similar impact on other genetic cancers. However, it said that people had to take the medicine for about 10 years to get any protection.

In the new study, they found that protective effect occurs within three to five years. The new study included 51 trials involving more than 77,000 patients. It s found that the medicine not only reduce the risk of developing a cancer but also stop cancers spreading around the body.