Medical review says those with family history of disease should consider giving up alcohol.
Just one drink a day puts women at increased risk of breast and other alcohol-related cancers, a major study published today suggests.
People with a family history of cancer should consider giving up alcohol altogether because of the proven link between moderate drinking and alcohol-related forms of the disease, according to the editorial accompanying the study in the British Medical Journal.
The risk of alcohol-related cancers is also higher among men who drink even lightly, but only among those who have smoked, the research finds. No association emerges in men who never smoked.
The research is likely to increase pressure on the Government to press ahead with long-delayed legislation aimed at curtailing the consumption of alcohol.
Source: Paul Cullen, The Irish Times, 19/08/15
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