Even moderate consumption of alcohol increases the risk of oncological diseases

The temperate and moderate consumption of alcohol is associated with significant increase in a range of oncological diseases. These are the results of research from the University of Oxford in which almost 1.3 million British women took part.

A quarter of respondents said they never take alcoholic beverages. 98% of women drank more each week 21 doses of conventional alcoholic drinks which amounts to 10 grams of pure ethyl alcohol. The average volume of alcohol consumption among respondents who drink was equal to one serving per day conventional.

For seven years we detected 68.8 miles if different oncological diseases among respondents.

Having compared the statistics with morbidity data alcohol scientists have concluded that even a small consumption of alcohol causes an increased risk for several types of cancer diseases, including breast cancer, liver and rectum. Women smokers were also the highest risk of cancer of the esophagus, oral cavity, pharynx and larynx.


The research report was published in the Journal of National Cancer Institute. As stated in the preface to the publication, the data cited show strongly that there is no permissible level of alcohol and safer in terms of cancer risk.