"THURSDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- Moderate drinking may lower the risk of a type of kidney malignancy called renal cell cancer, according to a review of data from 12 studies that included more than 750,000 people in five countries."
"Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston concluded that women and men who drank an average of one alcoholic beverage a day were about 30 percent less likely to develop renal cell cancer than non-drinkers."
"This reduced risk was seen in people who drank beer, wine or liquor. The findings are in the May 16 issue of the "
"Despite their review, the researchers stressed that not smoking and maintaining a healthy weight are ... read the whole article
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