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The new guidance, from the UK's chief medical officers, says that no level of regular drinking is without risk to health.
Men should consume no more than 14 units of alcohol per week, down from the previous 21 units, bringing them into line with the recommendation for women.
People should have several booze-free days a week and not 'save up' their 14 units for a binge.
A report informing the new guidance says the risk of getting cancer 'starts from any level of regular drinking and rises with the amount being drunk'.
For every 1,000 women who do not drink, 109 will develop breast cancer. This rises to 126 women for those who drink 14 units or less per week, and 153 women for those who drink 14 to 35 units a week.
'Double the guidelines and you get an extra 50 women getting cancer per 1,000, and on it goes upwards,' Dame Sally told the Today programme
'For every cancer – mouth, gullet, bowel, breast – the risks change. The more we drink, the bigger our risk.'
Among non-drinking men, 64 in every 1,000 will develop bowel cancer and this stays the same for those drinking 14 units or less per week, but rises to 85 for those drinking 14 to 35 units per week.
The report said drinking regularly over time can lead to a wide range of illnesses including cancers, strokes, heart disease, liver disease, and damage to the brain and nervous system.
Nevertheless, it says drinking 14 unit or less per week keeps 'the risk of mortality from cancers or other diseases' - such as liver disease.
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