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Heavy Drinking Linked to Prostate Cancer |
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Written by Allen Lawrence, M.D.
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Monday, 20 July 2009 |
 Heavy Drinking Linked to Prostate Cancer
Although current research regarding the relationship between alcohol
consumption and prostate cancer is still inconclusive, researchers from
the University of California, San Francisco, led by Zhihong Gong Ph.D.,
found that men who reported regular heavy drinking -- more than four
drinks a day on more than five days per week -- were twice as likely to
be diagnosed with high-grade prostate cancer.
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