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DNA Damage Linked to Alcohol

Alcohol is known to be carcinogenic to humans in the upper aerodigestive tract, liver, colorectum, and the female breast.

Evidence suggests that acetaldehyde, the primary metabolite of alcohol, plays a major role in alcohol-related esophageal cancer.

Coffee Linked to Reduced Stroke Risk in Women

Drinking more than a cup of coffee per day was associated with a lower risk of stroke in a study of Swedish women.

But researchers caution that it’s too soon to change your coffee-drinking habits.

Alcohol Linked to Pancreatic Cancer

Heavy drinking is associated with increased risk of death from pancreatic cancer.

Heavy alcohol consumption, specifically three or more glasses of liquor a day, is associated with an increased risk of death from pancreatic cancer, according to a report in the March 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.