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No amount of alcohol 'safe', even low consumption hikes cancer risk: WHO

The agency has previously found that alcohol causes at least 7 types of cancer, including the most common cancer types, such as bowel cancer and female breast cancer

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BS Web Team New Delhi
There is no "safe" amount of alcohol for consumption and it can lead to at least 7 types of cancer, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). In a statement published in The Lancet Public Health journal, the agency said there is no evidence of any threshold where the carcinogenic effects of alcohol start. Even a small amount can lead to a rise in the risk of getting cancer. 

A safe level of alcohol consumption can only be defined if there is scientific evidence to prove that at or below the level, there is "no risk of illness or injury,"