Heavy drinking linked to increased risk of certain gastric cancers
Washington, May 19 ANI: Results from a meta-analysis have shown that excessive drinking may increase the risk for a certain type of gastric cancer, but not with moderate intake of alcohol. The types of gastric cancer relating in the study is of tumors involving the noncardia, but differences between the associations with tumors of the gastric cardia were not significant However, the study shows that there was no increased risk of gastric cancer from alcohol intake among Asians. Asians have inactive ALDH2 genotype that may be the result of less alcohol intake. ANI
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