Alcohol increases colorectal cancer risk by 10 %
The British scientists after the conducted research have declared that people who drink half-liter of beer or the big glass of wine daily have 10 % higher risk of colorectal cancer.
The research headed by Professor Tim Key, deputy head of the cancer epidemiological research group in the Oxford University, has summarized the data of almost 480 thousand people.
Scientists have found out quantity of alcohol and frequency of drinking within the last six years. It was discovered that people, who used more than 30 g of alcohol daily that corresponds to liter of a strong beer, raise risk of disease approximately by 25 %.
Doctor Lesley Walker from Cancer Research UK considers what now its is difficult to determine safe for health quantity of alcohol, as there are a set of different brands of strong beer and wine.