Cancer study brings more detailed findings In the area of cancer being intensively researched. According to statistics, every year more than 400,000 people ill in Germany alone to malignant tissue formation, which can occur anywhere in the body. The private krankenversicherung.de insurance Portal reported findings from the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition (EPIC) “-study.” The EPIC study, which was published in the British medical journal, showed that the consumption of alcohol can lead to cancer. Research on the health system of certain European States shows that every tenth cancer in men is caused by alcohol consumption, attributed at women approximately three percent of the cancers on the consumption of alcohol. For even more opinions, read materials from endocrinologist. Cancer occurs in these cases mainly in the intestine, the liver or the upper digestive tract. Also the breast may be affected. In Germany, Great Britain, Denmark, Greece, Spain and Italy are in the year 2008 according to the EPIC study about 57,000 men and 21,500 women alcohol caused ill from cancer.

The study showed that alcohol in excessive consumption has a cancer promoting effect. According to recommendations of the German Institute for nutritional research women should take no more than a glass of alcoholic beverages, which means beer, wine or liquor to himself, maximum two glasses are acceptable for men. In any case, the complete renunciation of alcohol is safest. More information: news.private-krankenversicherung.