Alcohol should carry warning label for cancer risk, US surgeon general says
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Advisory warns alcohol is third leading preventable cause of cancer in US and seeks to raise consumer awareness

Summary

Alcohol is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the US, contributing to 100,000 cancer cases and 20,000 deaths annually, according to a new US surgeon general advisory.

Breast cancer accounts for 16.4% of annual alcohol-related cancers, with alcohol increasing the risk of at least seven types, including liver, colorectal, and throat cancers.

Most deaths occur among heavy drinkers, though 17% occur within recommended limits.

Alcohol promotes cancer through DNA damage, inflammation, and hormone changes. Despite clear links, only 45% of Americans recognize alcohol as a cancer risk.

  • TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org
    13·
    5 days ago

    Budweiser pisswater is not the extent of our alcohol-producing abilities. That’s just so people can sit and watch NASCAR or football for hours while continuously drinking without getting too drunk. But like anyone else, sometimes we just like to get trashed, and we definitely got the shit that will take care of that quickly.

    • Skua@kbin.earth
      11·
      5 days ago

      That’s not true! You guys make plenty of good stuff. You make vast quantities of total crap as well, but your craft beer is cool, your wines seem popular even if I’ve never been taken by them myself, and bourbon has a great tradition