Guest guest Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 Add a slight increased risk of colon cancer to your calculation about drinking alcohol. In an analysis of existing studies on the subject, researchers conclude that those who regularly have more than two or three drinks per day boost their chances of getting colon cancer. Their findings appear in the ls of Internal Medicine. Eunyoung Cho of Harvard Medical School and colleagues combined data from eight large studies, which included approximately 500,000 people. Among them there were 4,687 cases of colon cancer. Cancer risk was greater for those who regularly drank at least 30 grams of alcohol per day, the equivalent of two to three drinks of 80-proof liquor. Drinking 30 to 45 grams raised the risk by 21 percent; drinking more 45 grams increased risk by 51 percent. The results were similar for women and men, and did not differ for beer, wine or liquor. Doctors " should factor the small increased risk for [colon] cancer into discussions with patients about alcohol's risks and benefits, " the journal editors suggest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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