Monday, February 18, 2013

Cancer Caused by Even Moderate Amounts of Alcohol


In the past thirty years, 20,000 people in the U.S. have died of cancer related to alcohol consumption. Although 60% of these deaths were the result of drinking three or more glasses of alcohol a day, 35% were caused by drinking less than 1.5 drinks per day. For women, the most deaths from alcohol-related cancer fatalities were from breast cancer. Most people are not aware of the connection between alcohol consumption and cancer. Drinking less alcohol is something that experts are suggesting as a result of this study. This study proves that even drinking a little alcohol can result in cancer.

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