Alcohol and Cancer Risk Fact Sheet - NCI - National Cancer Institute There is strong scientific evidence that alcohol drinking can cause cancer (1, 2) The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified alcohol as a Group 1 carcinogen (cancer-causing substance) in 1987 due to sufficient evidence that it causes cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, and liver in people
Some sobering facts about alcohol and cancer risk Drinking about 3 5 drinks a day increases your risk of developing colorectal cancer and breast cancer by 1 5 times The less alcohol you drink, the lower your cancer risk Limit alcohol To reduce your cancer risk, it’s best not to drink alcohol
12 things to know about alcohol and cancer - MD Anderson Cancer Center About 5 5% of all new cancer diagnoses and 5 8% of all deaths from cancer are attributed to drinking alcohol, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) For those who drink, hearing this can be scary, not to mention confusing
Alcohol and Cancer Risk: The Sobering Facts - Cleveland Clinic Health . . . Alcohol — including beer, wine and liquor — is a known cause of cancer (carcinogen), reports the International Agency for Research on Cancer A 2024 study estimates that about 20,000 cancer-related deaths each year are due to alcohol consumption
Alcohol and Cancer | Cancer | CDC - Centers for Disease Control and . . . Drinking alcohol raises your risk of getting several kinds of cancer: Some studies show that drinking three or more drinks that contain alcohol per day increases the risk of stomach and pancreatic cancers Drinking alcohol may also increase prostate cancer risk All kinds of drinks that contain alcohol increase the risk of cancer
How does alcohol cause cancer? - Cancer Research UK Drinking alcohol causes 7 different types of cancer It doesn’t matter what type of alcohol you drink Beer, wine and spirits all increase your cancer risk
What You Should Know About Alcohol Consumption and Cancer Risk Studies from the American Institute for Cancer Research have found that having even less than one drink a day, of any kind of alcohol, increases the risk of several types of cancer, including breast, colorectal, esophageal, liver, stomach, mouth, throat, and voice box (larynx)
Alcohol Use and Cancer | Health Effects - American Cancer Society Drinking alcohol increases the risk of cancer In fact, alcohol use is one of the most important preventable risk factors for cancer, along with tobacco use and excess body weight Alcohol use accounts for about 5% of all cancers and 4% of all cancer deaths in the United States But many people don’t know about the link between alcohol and cancer