Quitting alcohol — or even drinking less — reduces risk of oral cavity and esophageal cancer, per new analysis
"Even moderate, light drinking increases risk" of cancer, per the author of a new report. The good news: Quitting or reducing alcohol intake can reduce cancer risk, too.
Reducing or eliminating alcohol consumption reduces the risk of developing oral cavity and esophagus cancers, according to a special report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer. But more data are needed to conclude whether the same is true for several other cancer types, including colorectal, breast, and liver cancer.
Even so, it is likely that reducing or ceasing to drink alcohol will lessen the risk of these cancers, said Farhad Islami, a cancer epidemiologist at the American Cancer Society and an author of the report. “Given that many of these cancers have similar mechanistic pathways, we think we will see a similar association with reduction or cessation,” he said. “That’s why we recommend more studies, so we can have stronger evidence.”
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