US EditionCurbing your drinking? This number of drinks raises colon cancer risk
A study of 88,092 US adults found that drinking 14 or more alcoholic drinks weekly raises colorectal cancer risk by 25% and rectal cancer risk by 95%.
- A US study analysing PLCO trial data found consuming 14 or more drinks weekly linked to a 25 per cent higher colorectal cancer risk and 95 per cent higher rectal cancer risk.
- Researchers noted biological mechanisms, saying alcohol produces acetaldehyde, a carcinogen causing DNA mutation and oxidative stress, and moderate drinking defined as seven to less than 14 drinks per week.
- Despite higher lifetime consumption linking to greater risk, moderate drinkers had lower risk than heavy drinkers, and people consuming no more than one drink weekly showed no increased risk.
- Federal health officials now advise people to `consume less alcohol`, and study authors urged reducing intake across adulthood to lower bowel cancer risk, while earlier this month the American Cancer Society reported colorectal cancer leads deaths under 50.
- Experts say many cases are preventable and list heavy drinking, smoking, obesity and diets high in processed meat as risk factors, estimating more than half of cases are preventable.
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A recent study warns that excessive consumption of alcohol throughout life is associated with an increased risk of developing colon and rectal cancer. Research, conducted with more than 88,000 adults, determined that people who consume on average 14 or more alcoholic beverages per week for long periods of time present a significantly higher risk of colorectal cancer, compared to those who consume less than one drink per week. In the case of rect…
Lifetime alcohol use linked to higher risk of colorectal cancer, new study finds
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