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Three Alcoholic Drinks a Day Can Cause Liver Cancer – Study

| March 26, 2015 Comment

Three Alcoholic Drinks a Day Can Cause Liver Cancer – Study. Thinking about that third glass of wine? Perhaps, you should reconsider it.

The London-based World Cancer Research Fund claimed this week that consuming three alcoholic drinks a day may be enough to cause liver cancer. The group’s researchers believe they’ve managed to pinpoint the level linked with the deadly disease, after analyzing 34 previous studies covering 8.2 million people – of whom 24,500 of had liver cancer.

The disease, which has a survival rate of a little over 10 percent at five years, is believed to be caused mostly by either contracting Hepatitis B or C, or by excessive prolonged drinking.

The WCRF’s findings prompted the Alcohol Health Alliance, a coalition of health organisations, to claim that alcohol is so toxic that cans and bottles should carry health warnings. The WCRF also found that coffee could pritect against liver cancer.

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