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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]
The human body breaks alcohol down into chemicals that can damage DNA, causing cells to grow out of control and become cancerous, according to the National Cancer Institute. Additionally, alcohol ...
How alcohol causes cancer. There are four ways alcohol causes cancer, Murthy said, citing a 2021 Nutrients study. The first two are widely accepted, he wrote. Most physicians agree that when ...
A 2020 study found that among women, the risk of developing an alcohol-related cancer in one’s lifetime was 17% for those who consumed less than one drink per week, but 22% for those who ...
In an advisory published Friday, the surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, said that alcohol was a leading cause of cancer but that less than half of Americans in a 2019 survey recognized it as a ...
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.
“There is evidence to support that alcohol should be consumed less frequently than this,” Arnett says. “Daily alcohol consumption can cause cellular and tissue damage and depending on amount ...
“This Advisory lays out steps we can all take to increase awareness of alcohol’s cancer risk and minimize harm,” said Murthy in a statement. For example, alcohol accounts for 16.4% of breast ...