Drinking water reduce the risk of Bladder Cancer

Drinking water is known to have many benefits for the body. Now expanding again its benefits, especially for men which can help reduce the risk of bladder cancer. A survey conducted on 48,000 men, found the participants who drank more than 2.5 liters of fluid per day had a 24 percent lower risk of bladder cancer.

Brown University scientists analysed questionnaire responses from the prospective Health Professionals Follow-Up Study, which surveyed men aged 40 and above over a 22-year period.

Participants were asked about how much fluid they regularly drank at four-year intervals, and results showed that the benefit of drinking fluids was higher when men were younger, and the association grew weaker with age.

The study, presented at a US cancer conference, also showed that men reduced their liquid intake – particularly of water – as they got older.

More than 10,000 people in Britain are diagnosed with bladder cancer every year, and it is the fourth most common cancer among men.

The disease is more prevalent among men than women, and most often occurs between 50 and 80 years of age.