A new report put out by the American Association for Cancer Research proves that there are links between alcohol consumption and the development of cancer. The report says that around 40 percent of all cancer cases are associated with modifiable risk factors, and alcohol is one of them.
It does not say to completely stay away from alcohol but warns that overconsumption to lead to complications down the line. Even saying that cancer-specific warning labels should be added to certain beverages.
According to the report, drinking too much alcohol can increase the risk of six different types of cancerous growths. These include esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and certain types of breast, head, neck, colorectal, liver, and stomach cancers.
About 5.4% of cancers in the US were tied to alcohol consumption in 2019, which is the most recent year of data. It is even said that moderate and light drinkers experience more cancer deaths than those who drink occasionally.
Jane Figueiredo, an epidemiologist at the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center says, “Fifty-one percent of people — or more than half — do not know that alcohol increases your risk of cancer… that’s concerning.”
