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Moderate drinking may lower the risk of
a type of kidney malignancy called renal cell cancer,
according to a review of data from 12 studies that included
more than 750,000 people in five countries, reports
CBC News, Canada.
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital
in Boston concluded that women and men who drank an
average of one alcoholic beverage a day were about 30
percent less likely to develop renal cell cancer than
non-drinkers.
The study did not differentiate between
people drinking wine, beer or liquor. The findings are
in the May 16 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer
Institute.
Despite their review, the researchers
stressed that not smoking and maintaining a healthy
weight are the best ways to reduce the risk of renal
cell cancer. They noted that alcohol raises the risk
of cancers of the oral cavity, larynx, throat, esophagus,
liver and breast, and possibly the colon and rectum.
"These healthy lifestyle choices
(not smoking, weight control) should be encouraged,
and doing so may also reduce the risk of many other
cancers as well as cardiovascular disease," study
author Jung Eun Lee said in a prepared statement.
Source: http://www.cbc.ca
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