Alcohol “a direct cause of seven types of cancer”
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“Even one glass of wine a day raises the risk of cancer: Alarming study reveals booze is linked to at least seven forms of the disease,” reports MailOnline.
The news comes from a review that aimed to summarise data from a range of previous studies to evaluate the strength of evidence that alcohol causes cancer.
The main finding was that existing evidence supports the link between alcohol consumption and cancer at seven sites, including the throat, gullet, liver, colon, rectum and female breast.
The links were said to be strongest for heavy drinking, but this study suggested that even low or moderate drinking may contribute to a significant proportion of cancer cases because of how common this level of drinking is. The study also suggests there’s no evidence of a “safe” level of drinking with respect to cancer.
However, it’s important to be aware that this review doesn’t state how the author identified and assessed the research they’ve drawn upon. We don’t know whether all relevant r...
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