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  2. 7 major questions about alcohol and cancer: What doctors ...

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    The WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies alcohol as a “Group 1” carcinogen, meaning there’s sufficient evidence that it can cause cancer in humans.Other carcinogens ...

  3. 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.

  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. Alcohol and cancer - Wikipedia

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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.

  6. Lichen sclerosus - Wikipedia

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    Lichen sclerosus (LS) is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease, of unknown cause, which can affect any body part of any person, but has a strong preference for the genitals (penis, vulva), and is also known as balanitis xerotica obliterans when it affects the penis.

  7. Long-term effects of alcohol - Wikipedia

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    The level of ethanol consumption that minimizes the risk of disease, injury, and death is subject to some controversy. [16] Several studies have found a J-shaped relationship between alcohol consumption and health, [17] [18] [2] [19] meaning that risk is minimized at a certain (non-zero) consumption level, and drinking below or above this level increases risk, with the risk level of drinking a ...

  8. U.S. Surgeon general issues warning about link between ... - AOL

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    The 22-page advisory says alcohol is the third-leading preventable cause of cancer in America after obesity and tobacco use. It outlines data on the relationship between cancer and alcohol and ...

  9. Surgeon general warns about alcohol and cancer risk: What are ...

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    No level of alcohol consumption is safe for health, the World Health Organization warns, echoing the U.S. surgeon general's warning that alcohol causes at least seven types of cancer.