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The extent to which drinking alcohol may lower cancer risk of some cancers isn't fully understood and may be indirect, the institute said. A pinot noir is poured into a wine glass on Tuesday, Nov ...
The advisory cites alcohol as the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the U.S. after tobacco and obesity and notes that there are about 20,000 alcohol-related cancer deaths in the country ...
A woman drinking an average of two units of alcohol per day has an 8% higher risk of developing breast cancer than a woman who drinks an average of one unit of alcohol per day. [60] A study concluded that for every additional drink regularly consumed per day, the incidence of breast cancer increases by 11 per 1000. [ 47 ]
The report noted that drinking alcohol increases the risk for at least seven types of cancer — including breast, mouth, and throat cancer — and contributes to around 100,000 cancer cases and ...
The Surgeon General's advisory said alcohol is responsible for 100,000 U.S. cancer cases and 20,000 cancer deaths each year, more than the 13,500 alcohol-associated traffic crash deaths.
More than 5% of all cancer cases are caused by drinking alcohol, according to a new report from the American Association for Cancer Research. An addition specialist discusses the risk.
The new American Association for Cancer Research report predicts more than 2 million new cancer cases diagnosed in 2024, and emphasizes the dangerous role played by alcohol use in cancer development.
Light drinking is one to three alcoholic drinks per week, and moderate drinking is about one drink per day. Both light and moderate drinking is associated with a higher risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer. [3] [10] However, the increased risk caused by light drinking is smaller than the risk for heavy drinking. [11]