A new research from UT Southwestern Medical Center suggests that heavy alcohol use and binge drinking can increase the risk of pancreatic cancer in men.
Researchers found that men who consumed alcohol increased their risk of pancreatic cancer by 1.5 to 6 times compared with those who didn't consume alcohol or who had less than one drink per month.
Also, men who engaged in binge drinking had a 3.5 times greater likelihood of developing pancreatic cancer.
"If this relationship continues to be confirmed, reducing heavy and binge drinking may be more important than we already know," said Dr. Samir Gupta, assistant professor of internal medicine at UT Southwestern and lead author of the study, which was conducted at the University of California, San Francisco.
source:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Life/Health-Fitness/Health/Binge-drinking-linked-to-pancreatic-cancer/articleshow/5952739.cms
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