I suspect this is a bit of a different post to what is normally posted here.
My Father has heart failure as well as Prostate Cancer.
When he was diagnosed with AF he was taken off Aspirin and placed on Apixaban.
However, two drugs that exhibit profound anti cancer effects are Dipyridamole & Aspirin.
My question is, is it reasonable to use Dipyridamole & Aspirin combined in place of Apixaban?
He is completely asymptomatic with his heart failure and prostate cancer.
Would really appreciate some input.
My Father is utilising metabolic therapy for his Prostate Cancer, and these two drugs (Dipyridamole & Aspirin) cut off several important pathways that the prostate cancer can metabolise, so it is actually very important he can take them.
Many thanks
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But dabigatran is an anti-cogulant and this study says it was not superior to Dipyridamole & Aspirin in the prevention of stroke, so would the same not be true for Apixaban.
Even if not ideal, the risk reward might favour us doing this for the benefit of treating the prostate cancer.
The vital thing here is the AF which can allow very large clots to form. I'm a prostate cancer survivor since 2011 but then I had mine and a few other bits removed and spent three years on hormones to kill the testosterone on which it feeds.
It had already left the prostate. Had 33 radiotherapy sessions as well, the first 22 of which were wide focus to try and catch what had escaped. Only the last 11 were focussed on where it had been. Worked!
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