NSAIDs lower protien used in prostate cancer test

WASHINGTON Use of such nonsteroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs as ibuprofen or aspirin lowers the levels of a protein that doctors use to screen for prostate cancer, according to a report published in the medical journal Cancer, a Reuters report stated Monday.

However, it is unclear as to whether this means men taking an NSAID have a lower risk of developing potential prostate cancer, or if it simply means NSAIDs make it more difficult to identify prostate cancer in its early stages, the researchers concluded.