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The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has released a statement (open, DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2017.76.1155) (DX) discussing the links between alcohol consumption and cancer:
The statement provides evidence of a connection between light drinking and an increased risk of esophageal and breast cancer. Heavy drinkers face a much longer list of risks, including mouth cancer, throat cancer, cancer of the voice box, liver cancer, and colorectal cancer. That's a whole lot of cancers.
"The message is not, 'Don't drink.' It's, 'If you want to reduce your cancer risk, drink less," said Dr. Noelle LoConte, lead author of the statement. "And if you don't drink, don't start." She says this "subtle" take on the issue is somewhat less cautionary than the warnings about smoking. But the message rings the same.
The doctors behind the statement aimed to draw attention to what they view as a public health problem and advocate for a push towards better education and research.
Also at Medscape and ASCO (shorter press release).
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(Score: 0, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 10 2017, @02:31AM (1 child)
Forbidden. Unless, that is, if you are one of the Dick Niggers (grin)
(Score: 3, Funny) by Ethanol-fueled on Friday November 10 2017, @02:44PM
Yeah, but you don't wanna be messin wit' dose Dick Niggers -- they've been to prison many times and have been hardened into killing machines. The knockout game is the least of your worries. Remember the scientist from Terminator 2 who built the T-800? He was a Dick Nigger.