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Drinkers are not the single ones who want to trouble about the health consequences of alcohol, even low alcohol consumption increases the risk of cancer significantly, a new study has claimed.
Reported to the report conducted by investigators from the University of Milan, just one drink per day can increase the risk of cancer, adding moderate alcohol consumption is estimated to be responsible for 34 000 deaths per year worldwide.
So far, almost all the evidence comes from studies that focused on people who drink moderate amounts of alcohol or large or heavy drinkers, and not those who drink less.
Search supported a lot than 150,000 men and women shows that consumption of light increases the risk of cancer of the mouth, pharynx, esophagus and breast.
Single drink per day added to the chance of esophageal cancer by almost a third, according to the study which is reported in the journal Annals of Oncology, which analyzed data from more than 200 research projects, the ' Independent 'reported.
Low alcohol consumption increases the risk of cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx by 17 percent, and breast cancer in women than 5 percent.
"Alcohol growths the danger of cancer, yet at low doses," say the researchers.
"Given the full balance of light drinkers in the population and the high prevalence of these tumors, especially breast cancer, even small increases in cancer risk are of public health importance," they said.
Evidence advises that drinking moderation might reduce the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and dementia, which leads many to believe a glass of wine a day is good for you.
But the harmful effects of alcohol are long-familiar. Most 2.2 million ends a yr global are related to alcohol, according to the report, 3.6 percent of all cancers are attributable to alcohol consumption.
The study defines light as to drink one drink per day or 12.5 gms or lower of ethanol.
Data on 92,000 and 60,000 light drinkers and nondrinkers was used to calculate the overall risk of cancer.
