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No matter how we manage our health, efficacy, risks and costing are top concerns3 or more drink of liquor associated with mortality risk from pancreatic cancer
Generally, the side effect of alcohol consumption outweigh the benefits.
Additional negative impact also showed that heavy alcohol intake with the risk of death caused pancreatic cancer.
This findings based on questionnaire among more than one million participants in 1982 for alcohol consumption, especially for liquor drinking.
During follow-up period until December 31, 2006, there were 6847 death cases related to pancreatic cancer.
The study authors who reported the findings in Internal Medicine on March 14, 2011, Susan M. Gapstur, PhD, MPH, and colleagues from the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, Georgia, found that compared with non-drinker and those who drunk less than 1 drink per day, those who drunk with 1 until 4 or more drinks per day had elevated risk of death from pancreatic cancer. Both in smokers and non-smokers.
The authors write that their results “strengthen the evidence that alcohol consumption specifically liquor consumption of 3 or more drinks per day, increases pancreatic cancer mortality independent of smoking.”
As pancreatic cancer is fourth death caused by cancer, therefore the authors suggest to add in this current guideline for cancer prevention to stop or at least limit the consumption of alcohol beverages.
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Keyanna said on Wednesday, May 4, 2011, 2:00
What a joy to find such clear thinking. Thanks for posting!