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Alcohol is driving a half-dozen types of cancer in the U.S., study finds
Alcohol, along with the better-known risks of smoking and obesity, is one of the "potentially modifiable risk factors" driving tens of thousands of cancer cases a year.
Alcohol has long been classified as a cancer-causing substance, but a study out Thursday gives a clearer sense of just how many cancer cases and deaths may be driven by drinking. The data suggest about half of all oral cavity and pharynx cancers in men, or about 17,000 cases, were due to alcohol. If every person in the U.S. who drinks stayed within the dietary guidelines, “about 80% of all alcohol-related cancer deaths could be prevented,” Islami said, pointing to the CDC data.
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