Excessive alcohol consumption may lead to increased cancer risk

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 09:02 in Health & Medicine

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Researchers have detected a link between alcohol consumption, cancer and aging that starts at the cellular level with telomere shortening. Results of this cross-sectional study were presented at the American Association for Cancer Research 101st Annual Meeting 2010, held here, April 17-21, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

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