Researchers at Southampton University Hospital (Great Britain) have sought to improve understanding of the cancer risks associated with moderate alcohol consumptiongenerally considered to be less harmful than smoking cigarettes. For this they have established a “cigarette equivalent” to better communicate on cancer riskspotentials. They have just published the results of their work in the journal BMC Public Health.
Between 10 and 14 more cancer cases per 1,000 people
According to researchers, drink a bottle of wine per week is equivalent to smoking ten cigarettes in terms of risk of developing cancer. In other words, if 1,000 men and 1,000 women each drank a bottle of wine a week, about 10 more men and 14 women would develop cancer at some point in their lives, the researchers say. “We hope that by using cigarettes as a comparator, we can communicate this message more effectively to help people make more informed lifestyle choices.” adds Dr Theresa Hydes of the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Southampton University Hospital and lead author of the study.
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