A new study has revealed that moderate or excessive drinking puts you at risk of contracting seven types of cancers. [Photo/cantechletter.com]A new study has shown that excessive or moderate drinking of alcohol is responsible for at least seven types of cancer.These cancers include but not limited to mouth, throat, voice box, colorectal, liver, breast, pancreatic and stomach cancers.According to a statement released last week by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), drinking alcohol even in small or moderate amounts puts you at great risk of developing these cancers.ASCO has never before formally addressed the link between alcohol and cancer, but is now underscoring the importance of controlling ‘high-risk’ alcohol consumption to reducing the risk of cancer.While ASCO does suggest strategies for cutting back on drinking, it also advocates for temperate use of alcohol, rather than recommending revellers on giving up on drinking altogether."The most recent data that I have seen estimated that this was 18,200-21,300 alcohol related deaths in the US in 2009," says study co-author Noelle LoConte, a professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.The Centre for Disesae Control recommends that women have no more than one drink a day or eight drinks a week. Men drink two drinks a day, or 14 a week. But data suggests that many Americans are drinking far more than what they should.

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