A recent study found that teens who drink and smoke were at a greater risk of heart problems later in life but now researchers have also found that teenagers who drink dramatically increase their risk of deadly prostate cancer later in life.
The study conducted by researchers from the University of North Carolina in the US, revealed that the prostate develops rapidly during puberty and is more sensitive to carcinogenic exposure during the adolescent years which explains why teenage drinking is bad for the prostate.
Researchers found that in the study’s participants, consumption of at least 7 alcoholic drinks per week tripled the likelihood having high grade prostate cancer.
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