Drinking may raise the risk of prostate cancer, and the more men drink the greater their risk
scientists found a significant association between alcohol and
prostate cancer risk, though they did not prove that drinking caused
prostate cancer risk to rise.
Even low levels of drinking (up to two drinks a day) were associated
with an 8 to 23 percent higher risk of prostate cancer when compared to
no drinking, the researchers said.
"This new study contributes to the strengthening evidence that
alcohol consumption is a risk factor for prostate cancer. Alcohol's
contribution to prostate cancer will need to be factored into future
estimates of the global burden of disease,"
Prostate cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death in men worldwide.
Alcohol is a known risk factor for breast cancer and at least seven
types of digestive system cancers, and alcohol may also increase the
risk of cancers of the skin and pancreas, the researchers said.
The study was published online Nov. 15 in the journal BMC Cancer.
More information
The U.S. National Cancer Institute has more on prostate cancer.
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