Even a little alcohol can increase your cancer risk, study says


By AGENCY

Having one or two drinks every day, even for a short period of time, will increase your risk of cancer. — AFP

New Japanese research has found that even light to moderate alcohol consumption could increase an individual’s risk of cancer.

Carried out by researchers at the University of Tokyo and Kanto Rosai Hospital, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in the United States, the new study looked at data gathered from 33 general hospitals throughout Japan.

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