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A growing body of evidence has shown links between cancer and drinking alcohol. In a warning Friday, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said cancer risk increases with the number of drinks, but ...
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 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 2010 review concluded that bisphenol A may increase cancer risk. [63] Several studies show evidence that the formation of prostate cancer in men is directly proportional to BPA exposure. Male subject diagnosed with prostate cancer were found to have higher urine concentration of BPA as opposed to the concentrations found in the control group's.
Phenol and its vapors are corrosive to the eyes, the skin, and the respiratory tract. [60] Its corrosive effect on skin and mucous membranes is due to a protein-degenerating effect. [49] Repeated or prolonged skin contact with phenol may cause dermatitis, or even second and third-degree burns. [61] Inhalation of phenol vapor may cause lung ...
A cancer syndrome or family cancer syndrome is a genetic disorder in which inherited genetic mutations in one or more genes predisposes the affected individuals to the development of cancers and may also cause the early onset of these cancers. Although cancer syndromes exhibit an increased risk of cancer, the risk varies.
Breast cancer is the leading cause of alcohol-related cancer death in women; in men, it's liver and colorectal cancers. Many people are unaware of this link, however.
The IARC Monographs on which this list is based assess the hazard linked to the agents, they do not assess the cancer risk of the agents. [1] The list is up-to-date as of January 2024. [ 2 ]