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Out of all the modifiable risk factors associated with cancer, the report highlighted excessive alcohol use as one with a strong impact: 5.4% of all cancer cases diagnosed in the U.S. in 2019 were ...
How does drinking compare to other factors that increase cancer risk? Alcohol is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the U.S., behind tobacco and obesity, according to the surgeon ...
Alcohol causes cancers of the oesophagus, liver, breast, colon, oral cavity, rectum, pharynx, and larynx, and probably causes cancers of the pancreas. [2] [3] Cancer risk can occur even with light to moderate drinking. [4] [5] The more alcohol is consumed, the higher the cancer risk, [6] and no amount can be considered completely safe. [7]
As alcohol intake increases, so, too, does the risk of cancer. Studies have found that daily drinking can increase rates of breast cancer by 50% and colorectal cancer by 40%.
It's long been known that no amount of alcohol is good for the body — and now new research spotlights the potential harm it can cause. More than 5% of all cancer cases are caused by drinking ...
In a 2019 survey cited in the advisory, just 45% of Americans said they were aware alcohol was a risk factor for cancer, compared to 91% for radiation exposure, 89% for tobacco use, 81% for ...
Six types of cancer have been linked with excessive alcohol consumption, including breast, colorectal, and liver cancer, research shows. In 2019, 5.4% of cancers in the United States were ...
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.