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A Norwegian study found that, "No statistically significant associations between various degrees of exposure to alcohol and risk of gastric cancer was revealed, but combined high use of cigarettes (>20/day) and alcohol (>5 occasions/14 days) increased the risk of noncardia gastric cancer nearly 5-fold (HR = 4.90 [95% CI = 1.90–12.62 ...
Among the modifiable risk factors for cancer, alcohol is the third biggest, behind obesity (7.6% of cases) and cigarette smoking (19.3%). ... public awareness about the link between alcohol and ...
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.
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) published its 2024 Cancer Progress Report on Sept. 18, highlighting a strong link between alcohol use and six types of cancer. This comes as the ...
The report highlights a clear relationship between alcohol consumption and increased risk of cancer, a link that’s noteworthy as cancer rates are increasing among young adults. Luckily, this ...
Even light consumption of alcohol – one to three drinks per week – increases the risk of breast cancer. [3] Heavy drinkers are also more likely to die from breast cancer than non-drinkers and light drinkers. [3] [7] Also, the more alcohol a woman consumes, the more likely she is to be diagnosed with a recurrence after initial treatment. [7]
The link between alcohol and cancer is clearer: Alcohol metabolism leads to the creation of acetaldehyde, a compound that damages DNA, interfering with its repair, which may cause cells to divide ...
The World Health Organization declared alcohol a Class I carcinogen in 1990. Despite unequivocal scientific evidence, as of 2020, only South Korea had AWLs that warned of the link. The alcohol industry has lobbied hard against any measure that could lead to greater public awareness of the link between alcohol and cancer.