Rabu, 25 November 2009

Alcohol Linked to Cancer in Women

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Alcohol Linked to Cancer in Women by Ed Philips

A recent medical study proves that women who consume moderate amounts of alcohol greatly increase their risk of being stricken with a variety of types of cancer.

Middle aged women took part in a research survey in breast cancer screening clinics which looked into their alcohol habits taking into consideration those habits during the previous seven years.

A quarter of the women questioned admitted to not using alcohol at all during the time in question while the majority of the group admitted to less than three drinks per day. The control group consisted of those who had two or fewer drinks per week compared with those who admitted to drinking larger quantities.

It was revealed that for each additional drink on a daily basis would increase the risk of breast liver rectal cancer by research groups at the University of Oxford in England.

Alcohol types consumed made no difference at all to the results whether wine beer or liquor. This concludes with earlier research that alcohol intake was linked to esophageal oral cancers but only when smokers consumed alcohol.

The study also found that those who drank in moderation had a reduced risk of thyroid cancer renal cell cancer non Hodgkin lymphoma; however these results cannot be given much weight due the fact that as a general rule the risk of these types of cancer in women is very low.

Astonishingly approximately 118 out of every 1,000 women in developed countries will contract one or more of these cancers; however for those women who drink 4 or more glasses of alcohol daily the risk went to 133 out of 1000 stricken.

The UK found that 13% of those cancers had been linked or related to the consumption of alcohol. The study concluded with the warning that women who consume alcohol are increasing their risks of cancer even if they drink in moderation.

If these results opened your eyes you desire to stop drinking alcohol there are a variety of online groups that provide advice support. At these sites you can find basic guidelines for achieving a life free of alcohol as well as other information on these sites.

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