Heavy drinkers face a much higher risk of developing cancer

A group of epidemiologists and cancer researchers from Montreal University, says that heavy drinkers of beer and spirits face a much higher risk of developing cancer than the population at large.

Researchers found statistically significant relationships between heavy consumption of beer and spririts and seven different cancers: esophageal cancer, stomach cancer, colon cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, lung cancer and prostate cancer. Their findings show that people in the highest consumption category increased their risk of developing esophageal cancer sevenfold, colon cancer by 80% and even lung cancer by 50%. The strongest risk was noted for esophageal and liver cancer.

The study results were published in the current issue of the journal Cancer Detection and Prevention.