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Almost 10 per cent of all cancers in men and three per cent in women in western Europe are caused by people drinking too much alcohol, scientists said on Friday.
German researchers analysed data from France, Italy, Spain, Britain, The Netherlands, Greece, Germany and Denmark and found 50,400 out of a total of 79,100 cases of certain types of cancers - in including bowel and throat tumours - in 2008 were caused by people drinking more than recommended limits.
'Many cancer cases could have been avoided if alcohol consumption was limited to two alcoholic drinks per day in men and one alcoholic drink per day in women... the recommendations of many health organisations,' said Madlen Schutze of the German Institute of Human Nutrition, who led the study. 'And even more cancer cases would be prevented if people reduced their alcohol intake to below recommended guidelines or stopped drinking alcohol at all.' A standard drink contains about 12g of alcohol and is equivalent to one 125ml glass of wine or a half pint of beer.
'Many people just don't know that drinking alcohol can increase their cancer risk,' said Dr Sara Hiom, director of health information at the charity Cancer Research UK. She noted that in Britain, mouth cancer has become much more common in the last 10 years, and 'one reason for this could be because of higher levels of drinking, as this study reflects'.
According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organisation, there is a causal link between alcohol consumption and liver cancer, breast cancer colon or bowel cancer, and cancers of the upper digestive tract such as mouth, throat and oesophageal cancers.
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