However, as an x-hockey player, with many cronic pain injuries my Advil intake was much greater than the average person, over many, many years, but I still got prostate cancer.

My information is only anecdotal of course, not scientific, but Ibuprofen didn't seem to stave off prostate cancer for me.

Nearing 52, I have completely healed from my surgery 5 months ago. Things are in very good working order and my intake of Advil is practically nill these days. As a result I may have new information about the benefits of Ibuprofen if my cancer shows up again. Any advice?

-I had a couple of herniated disks in 1995 and I took NSAIDs for many years afterwards, and I still do on and off. This didn't prevent my being diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2000. But neither of our cases proves anything. When researchers detect an effect, it is only statistical. It doesn't mean in works in all circumstances.

I've also read that NSAIDs can help stave off Alzheimer's disease, but that doesn't mean that no one who uses them regularly ever gets it, only that fewer such people do.