Alcohol May Bump Risk Of Cancer Of Womb
Endometrial Cancer Most Common Reproductive Cancer
POSTED: Monday, September 10, 2007
UPDATED: 8:50 am CDT September 10,
2007
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Older women who have two or more alcoholic drinks a day have double the risk of endometrial cancer, a new study said.
University of Southern California researchers said it could be that the alcohol increases estrogen, thus increasing the risk.Endometrial cancer affects the lining of the uterus. According to the National Cancer Institute, it is the most common cancer of the female reproductive system. It accounts for approximately 6 percent of all cancers in women.Researchers drew upon data from a study of more than 215,000 people from Los Angeles and Hawaii created in 1993. The study followed 41,574 women for an average of eight years.The study also found that the association of alcohol intake and endometrial cancer is stronger among lean women than among overweight or obese postmenopausal women.The authors said that the result was preliminary, and could not yet be used to make specific recommendations about drinking.
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