Report Links Alcohol, Processed Meats, and Excess Weight to Stomach Cancer
Biuty love sharing.. Article date: April 27, 2016 By Stacy Simon A report from the American Institute for Cancer Research and the World Cancer Research Fund links an increased risk forstomach cancer with drinking alcohol, eating processed meats, and being overweight. According to the report, thousands of stomach cancer cases could be prevented in the US if people maintained a healthy weight, limited alcohol, and avoided processed meats including ham, bacon, pastrami, salami, bologna, hot dogs, and some sausages. Stomach cancer is a leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, but is less common in the United States, where the rates of new cases have been declining steadily since the early 20th century. Still, about 26,000 cases of stomach cancer are expected to be diagnosed in the US in 2016 and almost 11,000 people are expected to die from it. Key findings The report reviewed evidence from 89 studies from around the world. The studies examined about 17.5 million ad...