Alcohol increases Mortality -UK study

present UK health care regulations allows 3 units of alcohol for women and 4 units of alcohol for males.But a recent study from Oxford shows that at least 4500 lives could be saved if the alcohol consumption is reduced to half unit per day. According to another study ,Low to moderate alcohol consumption in women increases the risk of certain cancers. For every additional drink regularly consumed per day, the increase in incidence up to age 75 years per 1000 for women in developed countries is estimated to be about 11 for breast cancer, 1 for cancers of the oral cavity and pharynx, 1 for cancer of the rectum, and 0.7 each for cancers of the esophagus, larynx and liver, giving a total excess of about 15 cancers per 1000 women up to age 75.