Alcohol and cancer risk
Alcohol and cancer risk: what you need to know
On the basis of such syntheses, researchers agree that alcohol increases the risk of at least seven types of cancer: mouth, throat (pharynx), voice box (larynx), oesophagus, breast cancer in women, colorectal and liver. Scientists suspect that other cancer types will be added as more data are collected.
“The majority of Americans are unaware of this risk.” Vivek Murthy, Outgoing U.S. Surgeon General “It is also believed that alcohol consumption can increase the risk of breast cancer in women ...
In one of his final acts, Vivek Murthy, the outgoing U.S. surgeon general, said alcoholic beverages should carry an updated ...
The advisory outlines the scientific evidence for the causal link between alcohol consumption and increased risk for such ...
According to the survey, 57% of drinkers believe their alcohol consumption does not increase their personal risk of serious ...
The Surgeon General recommended that Congress update the label on alcoholic beverages to warn that alcohol consumption causes ...
This coincides with a January 2025 advisory from the surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, warning of a “causal link” between increased risk of seven types of cancer (including breast [in women ...
Vivek Murthy, MD, dropped a sobering new report laying out how imbibing alcohol can increase your risk of various types of cancer—including breast cancer. Beyond breast cancer, experts ...
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