OT: Dry January
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The link between alcohol and cancer grows stronger and stronger. A recent study shows that about 100,000 new cases of cancer every year are directly linked to alcohol consumption. Alcohol is slowly but surely becoming the next tobacco.
New Report Highlights Overlooked Cancer Risk Factor: Alcohol
Cancer is becoming a more survivable illness in the U.S., but a lack of awareness about the risks linked to alcohol and unhealthy lifestyle choices could slow this progress.
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“Unfortunately, awareness about the link between alcohol and cancer is still low, highlighting the need for public messaging campaigns, such as cancer-specific warning labels displayed on alcoholic beverages, along with effective clinical strategies to reduce the burden of alcohol-related cancers,” the report authors wrote.
Recent analyses have revealed flaws in past conclusions that light or moderate alcohol consumption may have heart health benefits. Those studies, scientists say, didn’t adequately account for people who had quit drinking due to health problems. Newer studies are increasingly pointing toward alcohol use as a major cancer risk factor.
Alcohol usage particularly increases the risk for colorectal, liver, stomach, breast, head, neck, and throat cancers. An estimated 1 in 20 cancers in the U.S. were attributed to alcohol use in 2019, the report stated, noting that starting drinking at an early age increases cancer risk later in life.
