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Toronto, March 21:Acetaldehyde, a chemical responsible for the hangover effects of drinking, can also lead heavy drinkers to cancerdefine, warns a new study by researchers at the Centre for

Too much alcohol consumption has long been seen to increase the risk of cancerdefine, but the way it causes cancer is not completely understood.

Now a joint team of German and Toronto researchers says that a chemical called acetaldehyde in alcoholic beverages plays a significant role in the development of certain types of cancers in humans. The team estimates that acetaldehyde can elevate the risk of cancer to one in 1,000 people.