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Drinking alcoholic beverages is one of the main risk factors for developing cancer. Illustration/Shutterstock photo
A research article published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer, suggests that most Americans (more than 50 percent) are unaware of how drinking affects cancer risk.
On the other hand, a number of people, namely around 10.3 percent, actually believe that wine lowers the risk of cancer.
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“All types of alcoholic beverages, including wine, increase the risk of cancer,” said senior study author William MP Klein, PhD, Associate Director of the National Cancer Institute’s Behavioral Research Program, as quoted from Health.com, Monday (16/1/2023).
Klein added, “The findings of this study underscore the need to develop interventions to educate the public about cancer risks from alcohol use.
“Especially in the context of the prevailing national dialogue about the benefits of wine for heart health,” he continued.
On the other hand, another study author, Andrew Seidenberg said that alcohol is a major modifiable risk factor for cancer in the United States.
“Previous research has shown that most Americans don’t know this,” says Andrew Seidenberg.
Additionally, a 2021 study published in Cancer Epidemiology estimates that the number of annual cancer diagnoses in the US that are attributed to alcohol is approximately 75,000, including nearly 19,000 cancer deaths.
Now, alcohol is considered a risk factor for at least six different types of cancer. Starting from cancer of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophageal cancer, breast, colorectal, stomach to liver.