Million women study shows even moderate alcohol consumption associated with increased cancer risk
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 16:43
in Health & Medicine
Low to moderate alcohol consumption among women is associated with a statistically significant increase in cancer risk and may account for nearly 13 percent of the cancers of the breast, liver, rectum, and upper aero-digestive tract combined, according to a report in the February 24 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.