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Question: Did you know drinking alcohol increases cancer risk?

Answer: Today, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) released a statement about alcohol and cancer risk. Research has proven that alcohol is connected to more than 5% of cancer diagnoses around the world, including several types of head and neck cancers, esophageal cancer, liver cancer, breast cancer, and colon cancer.share on twitter Because alcohol use is a lifestyle choice that people can change, ASCO’s statement aims to raise awareness of the risk alcohol poses to the development of cancer.

(Source: Cancer.Net, 16 Mar 2021)

Source Link: https://www.cancer.net/blog/2017-11/did-you-know-drinking-alcohol-increases-cancer-risk