Health Buzz: Just A Small Amount of Alcohol Linked to Greater Cancer Risk, Report Says
Also, 70 percent of Americans don't consider drinking alcohol a risk factor for getting cancer.
By David Oliver , Associate Editor, Social Media |Nov. 9, 2017, at 2:01 p.m.
The medical field has long been aware that alcohol causes cancer, according to ABC News' chief medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton. (Getty Images)
If you want to limit your risk for getting cancer, new research suggests you might want to curb your happy hour pours.
It turns out that any kind of alcohol consumption is linked to a greater risk of getting several types of cancer, according to a statement from the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Such cancers include breast, colon, esophagus and head and neck. The statement was published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
https://health.usnews.com/wellness/health-buzz/articles/2017-11-09/report-just-a-small-amount-of-alcohol-linked-to-greater-cancer-risk
