Colorectal Cancer

Excessive alcohol intake plus low folate increase risk of colorectal cancer

Published in Drug Week, November 26th, 2004

Excessive alcohol intake combined with low folate levels increase the risk of colorectal cancer.

According to recent research from the United States, "A growing body of evidence implicates alcohol intake as a risk factor for colorectal cancer.

"Until recently, most of the data were based on epidemiologic data that examined alcohol intake in relation to risk of colorectal neoplasia, but the evidence has now been broadened by recent molecular studies on mechanisms. In particular, a number of observations strongly support a role for alcohol acting through disruptions in one-carbon metabolism."

"Excessive alcohol intake is a fairly...

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Source: Drug Week (2004-11-26)

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