US EditionCurbing your drinking? This number of drinks raises colon cancer risk
A US study found that heavy drinking of 14+ drinks weekly increases colorectal cancer risk by 25%, with rectal cancer risk nearly doubling among consistent heavy drinkers.
- A US study analysing PLCO trial data found consuming 14 or more drinks weekly linked to a 25 per cent higher colorectal cancer risk and 95 per cent higher rectal cancer risk.
- Researchers noted biological mechanisms, saying alcohol produces acetaldehyde, a carcinogen causing DNA mutation and oxidative stress, and moderate drinking defined as seven to less than 14 drinks per week.
- Despite higher lifetime consumption linking to greater risk, moderate drinkers had lower risk than heavy drinkers, and people consuming no more than one drink weekly showed no increased risk.
- Federal health officials now advise people to `consume less alcohol`, and study authors urged reducing intake across adulthood to lower bowel cancer risk, while earlier this month the American Cancer Society reported colorectal cancer leads deaths under 50.
- Experts say many cases are preventable and list heavy drinking, smoking, obesity and diets high in processed meat as risk factors, estimating more than half of cases are preventable.
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Lifetime heavy drinking sharply raises colorectal cancer risk, major US study finds
Lifetime alcohol intake, not just recent drinking, is associated with colorectal cancer risk in older adults followed in the PLCO Cancer Screening Trial. Heavy and consistent long-term drinking was linked to higher colorectal cancer risk, while alcohol cessation was associated with lower odds of early, nonadvanced adenomas.
Your Drinking History From College To Retirement May Shape Colorectal Cancer Risk Decades Later
Most studies on alcohol and cancer ask people how much they currently drink. But what about beer drank in college? How about the wine with dinner that's a habit for so many adults in their thirties? The post Your Drinking History From College To Retirement May Shape Colorectal Cancer Risk Decades Later appeared first on StudyFinds.
Regular heavy drinking may increase the risk of colorectal (large intestine) cancer, according to a study published in the American Cancer Society's (ACS) journal Cancer, Fox News reports.
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