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  2. Can alcohol cause cancer? Here's what the science says

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    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.

  3. 7 major questions about alcohol and cancer: What doctors ...

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    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 ...

  4. The new science on alcohol and cancer: 4 studies that found a ...

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    Here's the data that backs up Murthy's advisory, with some caveats:. How alcohol causes cancer. There are four ways alcohol causes cancer, Murthy said, citing a 2021 Nutrients study.. The first ...

  5. Health effects of alcohol - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is defined as a medical condition characterized by an impaired ability to stop or control alcohol use despite adverse social, occupational, or health consequences. [124] Excessive alcohol use can lead to health-related illness and continuous alcohol engagement can ultimately lead to death.

  6. Alcohol and cancer - Wikipedia

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    Chronic pancreatitis is a known risk factor for cancer of the pancreas. But chronic pancreatitis that is due to alcohol doesn't increase risk as much as other types of chronic pancreatitis. So if there is a link with alcohol and pancreatic cancer risk, it is only very slight." [132]

  7. Long-term effects of alcohol - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol related brain damage is not only due to the direct toxic effects of alcohol; alcohol withdrawal, nutritional deficiency, electrolyte disturbances, and liver damage are also believed to contribute to alcohol-related brain damage. [110] Alcohol can cause brain damage, Wernicke's encephalopathy and Alcoholic Korsakoff syndrome which ...

  8. Alcohol plays key role in cancer risk, new expert report warns

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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 ...

  9. Cancer-related fatigue - Wikipedia

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    The National Comprehensive Cancer Network defines cancer-related fatigue as "a distressing persistent, subjective sense of physical, emotional and/or cognitive tiredness or exhaustion related to cancer or cancer treatment that is not proportional to recent activity and interferes with usual functioning". [2]