The International Agency for Research on Cancer researchers have concluded a study indicating that 3.6 percent of all cancer cases worldwide are related to alcohol drinking. "A causal link has been established between alcohol drinking and cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, colon, rectum, liver, larynx, and breast," states lead researcher Dr. Paolo Boffetta. "For other cancers, a causal association is suspected." According to the researchers of Lyon, France, more than 60 percent of alcohol-related cancers in men were in the upper digestive tract, and approximately 60 percent of alcohol-associated cancers in women were breast cancer.
The researchers also point out that moderate alcohol drinking has been shown to be beneficial to heart health. The American Cancer Society advises that drinking be limited to one drink a day for women and two drinks a day for men to reduce the increased cancer risks associated with alcohol consumption.
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Posted at 10:56AM on Aug 6th 2006 by Ashley