First evidence from humans on how alcohol may boost risk of cancer

Wednesday, August 22, 2012 - 16:31 in Health & Medicine

Almost 30 years after discovery of a link between alcohol consumption and certain forms of cancer, scientists are reporting the first evidence from research on people explaining how the popular beverage may be carcinogenic. The results have special implications for hundreds of millions of people of Asian descent.

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