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Percentage of cancer cases that were caused by drinking alcohol by country. Estimated 2020 Population attributable fraction (PAF) of cancers attributable to alcohol drinking, both sexes Total recorded alcohol per capita consumption (15+), in litres of pure alcohol [1] Alcohol and cancer have a complex relationship.
Smoking was the leading risk factor, contributing to nearly 1 in 5 cancer cases and nearly one-third of all cancer deaths studied, followed by 7% of cases stemming from excess body weight.
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.
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.
It has been reported that 3.6% of all cancer cases and 3.5% of cancer deaths worldwide are attributable to drinking of alcohol. [31] Breast cancer in women is linked with alcohol intake. [ 1 ] [ 32 ] Alcohol also increases the risk of cancers of the mouth, esophagus, pharynx and larynx, [ 33 ] colorectal cancer , [ 34 ] [ 35 ] liver cancer ...
Cut alcohol consumption. As the CDC notes, drinking alcohol is associated with an increased risk of getting a number of different types of cancer, including liver, prostate and pancreatic. “It's ...
The WHO does not list alcohol in its 2019 list of the top 20 leading causes of DALYs, but alcohol use disorder would rank around #39, combining AUD with alcohol-related cirrhosis and liver cancer would rank between malaria (#19) and refractive errors (#20), and all alcohol-attributed DALYs would rank between stroke (#3) and lower respiratory ...
During that period, roughly 135 million Americans were considered medically obese, putting them at increased risk of heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer.