A new evidence review offers some sobering info for folks preparing to raise more than a couple celebratory glasses during Christmas or New Year's.
Alcohol significantly increases a person's risk of developing a wide range of cancers, and that risk rises further as more is imbibed, researchers reported in the journal Cancer Epidemiology.
"Across 50 studies in our review, higher alcohol consumption consistently raised cancer risk, with risk increasing as intake grows," senior researcher Lea Sacca, an assistant professor of population health at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, said in a news release.
Drinking also worsened a person's odds of surviving cancer, researchers added.
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