The research, led by the UN World Health Organization Center for Cancer Research, collected data from nearly 2.5 million people throughout Asia, Australia, Europe and North America.
It revealed one “Modest but significant” correlation between alcohol consumption and the risk of developing pancreatic cancerregardless of gender or smoking status.
“Alcohol consumption is a known carcin call, but so far the proof connects it specifically with pancreatic cancer“Said Pietro Ferrari, senior author of the International Cancer Research Agency and Nutrition Manager and Metabolism -Filial at WHOS International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).
Pancreas is an important organ that produces enzymes for digestion and hormones that regulate blood sugar. Pancreatic cancer is among the most deadly cancers, largely due to late diagnosis.
All drinkers are in danger
IARC study found that each additional 10 grams of alcohol that was consumed per day. Day, was associated with an increase of 3 percent at the risk of pancreatic cancer.
For women who consume 15 to 30 grams of alcohol daily – about one to two drinks – the risk increased by 12 percent compared to light drinkers. Among men, those who drank 30 to 60 grams daily stood a 15 percent increased risk, while men who drink more than 60 grams daily saw a 36 percent higher risk.
“Alcohol is often consumed in combination with tobacco, which has led to questions about whether smoking can confuse the relationship,” Mr. Ferrari.
“However, our analysis showed that The connection between alcohol and cancer risk in the pancreas even holds for non-smokers, indicating that alcohol itself is an independent risk factor. “
Further research is needed, he added, to better understand the impact of life alcohol consumption, including patterns such as overpowering drinking and exposure too early life.
A growing global challenge
Pancreatic cancer is the twelfth most common cancer globally, but it accounts for 5 percent of cancer -related deaths due to its high mortality.
By 2022, the incidence and mortality were up to five times higher in Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand and East Asia than in other regions.
