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Alcohol was determined to increase the risk of developing breast cancer, liver cancer, colorectal cancer, esophageal cancers, pharyngeal cancer, laryngeal cancer, and oral cancer. In 2009, the group determined that acetaldehyde which is a metabolite of ethanol is also carcinogenic to humans.
The National Cancer Institute links alcohol to eight different types of cancers, even among light and moderate drinkers, including cancer of the mouth, throat, voice box, esophagus, breast, liver ...
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 ...
The main causes of alcohol-related death were cardiovascular disease — primarily due to heart attacks and strokes — as well as certain "common and serious cancers" as well as cirrhosis of the ...
Chronic damage due to alcohol consumption can lead to liver cirrhosis (pictured above) and the development of hepatocellular carcinoma, a form of liver cancer. Alcohol is an example of a chemical carcinogen. The World Health Organization has classified alcohol as a Group 1 carcinogen. [37] In Western Europe 10% of cancers in males and 3% of ...
[11] [12] Using alcohol, especially together with tobacco, is a major risk factor for head and neck cancer. 72% of head and neck cancer cases are caused by using both alcohol and tobacco. [40] This rises to 89% when looking specifically at laryngeal cancer. [41] Health risks of alcohol consumption
Alcohol is classified as carcinogenic to humans by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. “Excessive or long-term consumption of alcohol has been linked to an increased risk of various ...
Worldwide, alcohol consumption causes approximately 144,000 women to be diagnosed with breast cancer each year. [3] Approximately 38,000 women die from alcohol-induced breast cancer each year. [ 3 ] About 80% of these women were heavy or moderate drinkers.