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Alcohol plays a major role in new cancer cases (www.wired.com)

submitted 1 week ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/health@lemmy.world

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A new report estimates that 40 percent of all cancer cases are associated with factors we can change—alcohol consumption being a prominent one.

A little bit of alcohol was once thought to be good for you. However, as scientific research advances, we're gaining a clearer picture of alcohol's effect on health---especially regarding cancer.

The complex relationship between alcohol and cancer was recently highlighted in a new report from the American Association for Cancer Research. The report's findings are eye-opening.

The authors of the report estimate that 40 percent of all cancer cases are associated with “modifiable risk factors”—in other words, things we can change ourselves. Alcohol consumption being prominent among them.

Six types of cancer are linked to alcohol consumption: head and neck cancers, esophageal cancer, liver cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, and stomach cancer.

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[–] antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 week ago

A large portion of Lemmy users are Reddit refugees, and the parent company CondéNast published this on their garbage website/magazine Wired.

The entire article and more, is found in the original press release on which it’s based:

https://www.aacr.org/about-the-aacr/newsroom/news-releases/aacr-cancer-progress-report-highlights-innovative-research-novel-treatments-and-powerful-patient-stories/

[–] Apytele@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

I suspect the full modifiable risk factor trifecta is rounded out by nicotine in all forms and UV radiation (including sun exposure, but especially tanning beds).