Alcohol consumption increases the risk of cancer, and more than 20 types of cancers can be attributed to consumption of alcohol. The most common cancers linked to alcohol are of mouth, throat, foodpipe, stomach, colon, rectum, and pancreas. US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy also recommended including cancer warnings on alcoholic beverages to curb the rising cancers of the breast, liver, and colon. The WHO defines alcohol as a toxic, psychoactive, and dependence-producing substance that has been, decades ago, classified as a Group 1 carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. A recent study in the journal Lancet estimates that alcohol consumption was responsible for approximately 62,100 new cancer cases in the India 2020. The experts stressed the need for early detection of cancer and prompt medical attention to unusual symptoms are crucial to improve outcomes. The World Health Organization emphasises that no amount of alcohol consumption is safe, as even moderate intake increases cancer risk, and even moderate consumption is not safe.
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