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FACT #22

Did you know that even one alcoholic drink a day increases the risk of oesophageal cancer?

The risk of developing cancer rises exponentially with the amount of alcohol consumed. Studies assessing dose-response alcohol consumption and site-specific cancer risk reveals, regardless of the type of beverage, even light drinking of up to one alcoholic drink a day increases the risk of oesophageal cancer.

Show me the science

UEG. Alcohol and Digestive Cancers Across Europe: Time for Change (2017)
https://ueg.eu/files/352/371bce7dc83817b7893bcdeed13799b5.pdf

Bagnardi V, Rota M, Botteri E, Tramacere I, Islami F, Fedirko V, Scotti L, Jenab M, Turati F, Pasquali E, Pelucchi C, Galeone C, Bellocco R, Negri E, Corrao G, Boffetta P, La Vecchia C. Alcohol consumption and site-specific cancer risk: a comprehensive dose-response meta-analysis. Br J Cancer. 2015 Feb 3;112(3):580-93. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2014.579. Epub 2014 Nov 25. PMID: 25422909; PMCID: PMC4453639
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4453639/

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