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The U.S. surgeon general is calling for cancer warning labels on alcohol.. In early January 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services released an advisory warning that drinking alcohol is ...
Six in 10 U.S. adults report that they drink, but several doctors told NBC News that their patients generally aren’t aware that alcohol consumption can lead to cancers of the mouth, throat ...
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned in a recent advisory about alcohol use increasing cancer risk. The advisory notes that alcohol can increase the risk of throat, liver, esophageal ...
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 ]
Reducing consumption or stopping drinking altogether can decrease the risk of developing alcohol-related cancers by 8%, and for any cancer by 4%, the report said.
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.
Drinking alcohol accounted for more than 5% of cancer cases in men and women. Diet, infections, and sun exposure also increased cancer risk. ... about 80% of all cancer deaths attributable to ...
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 ...