dr. eric winer: we really need an answer. emily: dr. eric winer is the director of the breast oncology program at dana farber and one of the doctors who successfully appealed to the u.s. defense department for funding. dr. winer: if aspirin isn't useful in preventing recurrence, we need to know that. if it's useful, then we desperately need to know it. emily: that's because aspirin is not only widely available. it's cheap. a year's supply costs just $6. dr. winer: at a time when the cost of medical care and specifically cancer care is escalating, aspirin is a pretty inexpensive drug. emily: and if the study confirms what researchers hope it will, aspirin could have an enormous impact, saving 10,000 lives per year in the u.s. and 75,000 in dr. winer: the sooner we know it, the better. emily: doctors caution don't start taking aspirin until researchers have time to collect and evaluate the results. though the side effects are generally minor, they could be major in some people. it's still possible aspirin could have no effect at all. emily

dr. joshua winer is with us this morning. i want to ask about the stigma. the #i'mstigmafree is what they're using this year is tell us about the stigma. >> i think that everybody is hoping that the stigma of mental illness declines. i think it is declining overtime. we're talking so much more about mental illness in the mainstream media they recently did a survey of a lot of people that found people were starting to say they prioritize mental health as much as they do physical health. the tide is starting to change. it's changing slowly. the most important thing that people can do to destigmatize mental illness is have a willingness to talk about the mental issues they have themselves. i make no bones talking to my patients and telling them i've been on medication to help me with anxiety for 15 years. it helps me live a better life, be a better person. people say, dr. weiner, you seem like a normal guy. i am a normal guy. i have some anxiety issues, and this medication helps me function better. >> it's more normal than people think to have some issues. exa

dr. joshua winer. this is mental illness awareness week. we want to talk about the oregon shooter and said to have as perri perringer's syndrome. >> when you're looking in general that is the case. people with an autistic spectrum disorder are not more likely than others to commit a seriously violent act like what we saw in oregon. however, i think the answer is more nuance in that people with autistic spectrum disorders are more likely to have difficulty managing frustration, controlling their anger and you know, i have one patient in my practice with the spectrum disorder who got upset with his teacher, punched her in the ribs and broke her ribs. i treat a lot of kids with this disorder. it's possible for people to become violent, but it's not much more likely than other people and i would have no time for my family members to spend time with a kid with a spectrum. >> -- that people with mental health problems are more likely to be the victims of violence. comment on that? >> this i find very surprising and the reason is clearly to me som