Heavy alcohol use, binge drinking, might increase risk of pancreatic cancer, researcher reports

DALLAS -- May 19, 2010 -- Heavy alcohol use and binge drinking could increase the risk of pancreatic cancer in men, research from UT Southwestern Medical Center suggests. In a study available online in Cancer Causes and Control, researchers found that the more alcohol a man consumed, the higher his risk of pancreatic cancer compared with those who drank little or no alcohol.

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