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[86] However, studies on the relationship between alcohol consumption and lung cancer have yielded conflicting results. Studies are typically impacted by confounding due to factors like smoking which is one of the most significant risk factors for the development of lung cancer. The association of alcohol consumption with lung cancer is unclear ...
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.
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 ...
More specifically, as the AACR extrapolates, stopping drinking or reducing your alcohol intake can reduce your risk of alcohol-related cancers by 8%, and lower your risk of any form of cancer by 4 ...
Islami says one way to bring down the number of alcohol-related cancers is by increasing awareness of alcohol's cancer risk, considering a 2022 study found more than half of adults were unaware ...
The level of ethanol consumption that minimizes the risk of disease, injury, and death is subject to some controversy. [16] Several studies have found a J-shaped relationship between alcohol consumption and health, [17] [18] [2] [19] meaning that risk is minimized at a certain (non-zero) consumption level, and drinking below or above this level increases risk, with the risk level of drinking a ...
Even light consumption of alcohol – one to three drinks per week – increases the risk of breast cancer. [3] Heavy drinkers are also more likely to die from breast cancer than non-drinkers and light drinkers. [3] [7] Also, the more alcohol a woman consumes, the more likely she is to be diagnosed with a recurrence after initial treatment. [7]
However, excessive alcohol consumption is linked to headaches, nausea, poor coordination and an increased risk of accidents and injuries. Long-term effects include liver damage, increased cancer ...