report released in May<\/a> from the American Institute for Cancer Research and the World Cancer Research Fund that was cited by ASCO. That report analyzed 119 studies, including data on 12 million women and over a quarter of a million breast cancer cases, and concluded there was strong evidence that alcohol consumption increases the risk of both pre- and postmenopausal cancer, and that drinking a small glass of wine or beer every day \u2014 about 10 grams of alcohol \u2014 increases premenopausal breast cancer risk by 5 percent and postmenopausal risk by 9 percent.<\/p>\n\u201cThe more you drink, the higher the risk,\u201d said Dr. Clifford A. Hudis, the chief executive of ASCO. \u201cIt\u2019s a pretty linear dose-response.\u201d<\/p>\n
Even those who drink moderately, defined by the Centers for Disease Control as one daily drink for women and two for men, face nearly a doubling of the risk for mouth and throat cancer and more than double the risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus, compared to nondrinkers. Moderate drinkers also face elevated risks for cancers of the voice box, female breast cancer and colorectal cancers.<\/p>\n
The risk for heavy drinkers \u2014 defined as eight or more drinks a week for women and 15 or more a week for men, including binge drinkers \u2014 are multiples higher. Heavy drinkers face roughly five times the risk of mouth and throat cancers and squamous cell esophageal cancers than nondrinkers, nearly three times the risk of cancers of the voice box or larynx, double the risk of liver cancer, as well as increased risks for female breast cancer and colorectal cancer.<\/p>\n
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