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Article: Scientists identify a cellular pathway by which alcohol may promote cancer progression.
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- November 15, 2009
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Although alcohol consumption has been linked to colon and breast cancer, exactly how this occurs remains unclear. A new study has found that epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) - which is essential for numerous developmental processes - may also be a cellular pathway by which alcohol-induced cancer cells aggressively progress and metastasize.
Results will be published in the January 2010 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research and are currently available at Early View.
"Alcohol consumption is known to increase the risk of several cancers, including cancers of the oral cavity, esophagus, liver, colon, rectum, and, in women, the breast," ...