Alcohol Linked to Cancer in Women
A new medical study that involved 1.3 British women further supports that moderate alcohol intake can be linked to increased risk of cancer.
The drinking habits of women were monitored through breast screening clinics and correlated with their health status for seven years.
About 25% of the subjects are not alcohol drinkers. The rest of the subject reported drinking less than three servings of an alcohol on a daily basis. On average, the female subject had one alcoholic drink a day.
The findings for the women who drank more were compared to those who drank less. They found out that every extra alcohol serving per day increases the risks for liver, rectal and breast cancer. The study also revealed that the type of alcohol was not a factor.
Finding of the study support researches conducted before but also presents new findings that link alcohol with oral and esophageal cancers.
Moderate drinkers were found to be safer from thyroid cancer, renal cell cancer, and non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
Looking at the big picture, alcohol intake is not a big threat to women’s health. About 120 women per population of 1000 develop such cancers with a jump of around 11 cases of breast cancers attributed to the extra daily drink. The ratio is also true for four other kinds of cancer.
In Britain, about 13% of the occurrences of the cancer types mentioned in the study may be blamed to alcohol consumption.
It has been accepted that moderate alcohol drinking may in the long run be healthy for the heart. The level of intake though is still being debated. United States standards are set for a shot of alcohol for women and two for men on a daily basis.
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