US EditionAlcohol’s Hidden Cancer Risk Builds Over Time
Consistent heavy drinking across adulthood raises colorectal cancer risk by up to 91%, with quitting alcohol linked to reduced odds of some precancerous growths, researchers found.
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Alcohol’s Hidden Cancer Risk Builds Over Time
Heavy drinking raises colorectal cancer risk, but quitting alcohol may help turn the odds back in your favor. Researchers have long known that drinking alcohol is linked to a higher risk of colorectal cancer. New findings now show that how much a person drinks over their entire lifetime also plays a key role, with especially [...]
The results of cancer and alcohol research, led by a group of the National Institutes of Health of the United States, have been published in the journal CANCER, of the American Society against Cancer. The research group analyzed the data of American adults enrolled in the prostate, lung, colorectal and ovarian cancer screening trial (PLCO) of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) who did not have cancer at the beginning of the study. Thus, they ob…
Just how unhealthy alcohol is is becoming increasingly clear. A link with colon cancer has already been established. A new study now focuses on this connection and examines the risk of developing the disease with a lifetime of drinking. This wasn't easy. The risk of rectal cancer, in particular, increases with higher alcohol consumption over time. […] Want to learn more about science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl .
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