Many people thought just having a little alcohol couldnt hurt, well here is a new study that gives links to cancer even from small amounts.
"....Study Of 1.3 Million Women Finds More Evidence Linking Cancer, Moderate Alcohol Consumption
...A study of nearly 1.3 million British women offers yet more evidence that moderate alcohol consumption increases the risk of a handful of cancers.
British researchers surveyed middle-aged women at breast cancer screening clinics about their drinking habits, and tracked their health for seven years.
Each extra drink per day increased the risk of breast, rectal and liver cancer, University of Oxford researchers reported Tuesday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The type of alcohol wine, beer or liquor didnt matter.
That supports earlier research, but the new wrinkle: Alcohol consumption was linked to esophageal and oral cancers only when smokers drank...."
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/25/health/main4826785.shtml
http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2009/02/study-one-drink.html
"....Study Of 1.3 Million Women Finds More Evidence Linking Cancer, Moderate Alcohol Consumption
...A study of nearly 1.3 million British women offers yet more evidence that moderate alcohol consumption increases the risk of a handful of cancers.
British researchers surveyed middle-aged women at breast cancer screening clinics about their drinking habits, and tracked their health for seven years.
Each extra drink per day increased the risk of breast, rectal and liver cancer, University of Oxford researchers reported Tuesday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The type of alcohol wine, beer or liquor didnt matter.
That supports earlier research, but the new wrinkle: Alcohol consumption was linked to esophageal and oral cancers only when smokers drank...."
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/25/health/main4826785.shtml
http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2009/02/study-one-drink.html