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(Reuters) – To prevent a heart attack, people 60 and older should stop taking low-dose aspirin daily. This is because of the increased risk of internal bleeding.

US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), stated that it will update its recommendation for 2016 because there are new data showing an increase in the possibility of serious internal bleeding due to regular use.

This task force is a group of 16 independent experts in the prevention of disease, which was established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It also stated that evidence wasn’t sufficient to prove that low-dose Aspirin can reduce the incidence or death from colorectal Cancer.

The recommendation, if finalized, would replace an earlier one from the panel, which in 2016 said https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-heart-aspirin-idUSKCN0X82I8 daily low-dose aspirin may also help protect against colorectal cancer in people who are taking it to prevent heart attacks and strokes.

People who had a stroke or heart attack in the past and are currently taking aspirin daily to avoid a second cardiovascular event will not be included in this new recommendation. The panel recommended they keep the aspirin regimen, unless their physician tells otherwise.

Caleb Alexander of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s epidemiology department said, “It is hard to know how much any particular piece of empirical evidence will ultimately move this field,” and was not part of task force.

The use of aspirin for fever and pain for many decades was without prescription. It is a cheap and convenient option for those who are at high risk for serious heart disease.

Researchers have begun to evaluate the effects of daily low-dose aspirin usage on people without a history or heart disease. However, they also consider those with high cholesterol and high blood pressure as being at risk.

John Wong from the Task Force stated in a statement that “It is important that people 40 to 59 year old who have not had a history or heart disease have a talk with their physician to decide together whether starting to take Aspirin is right”

The USPSTF recommended that people 50-59 years old take the Pill only if they have an average risk of bleeding and have no risk of having a heart attack, stroke or heart attack in the future.