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Did you know aspirin may stop cancer spread? Yep. Aspirin. But how? When cancer cells break away from a tumor to spread (metastasize), they're easier to kill. A primary tumor protects its cells like a mama hen, but once they leave the "nest," they're vulnerable. In a recent study published in Nature, researchers tried to take advantage of this vulnerability by blocking certain enzymes with medications like aspirin, which essentially boosted immunity to cancer spread. This preliminary study was done on mice, but confirmation with future research may give us yet another tool to our cancer-fighting belt. What areas of research interest you? **Abstract linked in comments.**