26

September
2007

Heavy Drinking May Increase Risk of Endometrial Cancer

category: Dafé’s Café - Daily Dose of Medical News,MyDocHub
by Dafé,

Drinking does have many hazards for women:

Endometrial Cancer

A study published in The International Journal of Cancer, indicate that women who have more than two alcoholic drinks a day double their risk of endometrial cancer compared with those who drink less.

According to the National Cancer Institute, the United States has 40,000 new cases of endometrial cancer a year and 7,400 deaths. Veronica Wendy Setiawan, the lead researcher and an assistant professor of research at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, said: “Relatively few studies have examined the relationship between endometrial cancer and drinking.”

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  1.   Heavy Drinking May Increase Risk of Endometrial Cancer by cancer.MEDtrials.info | 26 September 2007, 07:16

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  2. Kelly | 19 October 2007, 01:32

    This institute find out that 40,000 new cases of endometrial cancer a year and 7,400 deaths. Its women killer! Its indicate that the women who have more than two alcoholic drinks a day double their risk of endometrial cancer compared with those who drink less.